Madam Mim doesn’t go after kings. She goes after a boy. Arthur isn’t dangerous yet. He’s young, naive, and still figuring out who he is. That makes him easy to control and very useful. Because he is her key to defeating Merlin. Mim knows she can’t outmatch the old wizard head-on. So she does what real monsters do. She targets the child under his protection. If she can twist Merlin’s student into her servant, she doesn’t just beat the wizard. She takes control of the future king. And when you con