Merlin is an admirable character from which he can stay calm in a critical situation. One situation where Merlin demonstrates his admirability is when he meets Galapus in the Crystal Cave. Merlin was in the middle of his exploration of the cave when the stranger, Galapas, came back to meet Merlin. Merlin, of course, did not know this. Like anyone would be, Merlin was afraid, and at the same time, coming up with a plan to escape. However, when Galapas had asked Merlin to come out, he did not hesitate, and immediately came out. He suppressed his fears and calmly took up Galapas’ hospitality to offer him food. Unlike normal people, who would have ran out the cave as fast as possible, thinking that the food is poisoned, Merlin calmly listened to …show more content…
One example of this characteristic is when he was captured by Vortigern's men, and was told he would be sacrificed to keep the Fortress from crumbling, which meant he had to die. But even in the face of danger, his loyalty did not falter. Instead of pleading Vortigern to spare his life, he kept his cool, and even thought of a way to chase Vortigern out of Segontium. When merlin was first told that he would be sacrificed, he had tried to bluff his way out, and even tried to make a run for it, but not once did he even had the thought of betraying Ambrosius by asking Vortigern to spare his life with information on Ambrosius. This shows that Merlin is truly a loyal man under Ambrosius. When he led King Vortigern's man to the Fortress, his first thought was to lead them down to the cave and try to make a run for it. But once he had the Sight, instead of fleeing now, he chose to stay and show Vortigern the two dragons, with the Red one beating the white one, scaring Vortigern away. In this example, merlin demonstrates that he is both calm in dire situations, and even then, he is loyal to his king, making me admire this character even