Meanwhile, Tauren was spying on Uther and Morgana from behind a nearby tree. He saw Merlin climbing up the hill and turned to confront him, taking the Mage Stone out of the pouch he had bound to his belt. Merlin raised the Sidhe staff and tried to attack the older warlock with a bolt of energy, but he absorbed it with the stone and sent it back at Merlin, who was knocked out. After getting the young sorcerer out of the way, Tauren progessed onto trying to kill the king. However, while he was fighting with Uther, Morgana ultimately betrayed Tauren and decided to save the king, by stabbing her former ally fatally in the back (To Kill the King).