Book 3, Chapter 1 Summary

Merlin reflects on his time in Less Britain with Ambrosius. He has been there for five years and learns from everyone while there. Belasius teaches him and even takes him to rituals. He studied with the engineers and the healing women. He attends counsel meetings with Ambrosius, soaking up everything that he can. Tremorinius is a master engineer, and he teaches Merlin about that trade. Merlin hears and old singer telling a song of 'Merlin' and he befriends him. Merlin learns what he could from this man, as well.

The fighting in Great Britain escalated, when Merlin was eighteen. Vortimer fought against his father King Vortigern and won. He was king only for a short time, when he died of poison. They said it was the work of the Saxon Queen Rowena. At any rate, Vortigern was back in power.

Merlin...