Book 4, Chapter 6 Summary

Merlin goes to York, one of the first cities that Ambrosius rebuilds. Merlin attends a ritual of Mithras with Ambrosius. Merlin keeps the vow of secrecy and doesn't reveal what he cannot of the rituals. Merlin mentions Ambrosius's crowning only lightly and says he spent two years with the King. Merlin decides to go with Ambrosius's troop to Caerleon.

Book 4, Chapter 6 Analysis

This chapter is done more in Merlin's memoir style. He chooses to gloss over certain things. For instance, he says that he was with Ambrosius for two years after he was crowned. However, he doesn't go into the details of it. The author uses the technique of time lapse to skip over to other times. Merlin's character seems to hone in on the human dramas and not the every day passage of the King's business. Merlin notes that after...