Arthur seemed to not fully understand Guinevere's nature. That was fine, given it was likely a lot less obvious than other people's personalities. "Well, if I were to tell you, there wouldn't be much you could do about it in your current state..." she said with her smile continuing on. Her pacing would eventually lead her towards the kitchens if only because she was still carrying around the left overs from their lunch. "The simple way of explaining it is, I'd talk to you..." she said. Of course, she didn't simply mean talk. When she spoke to most people it wasn't just to speak, Guinevere was a bit of a bully, to her own family and friends. Both Elyan and Emilia had been reduced to stumbling messes in conversation more than once. And she would poke and prod at things indirectly to elicit the reaction she was looking for.
Emilia was truly trying to escape, but her words on the subject only seemed to push Elyan towards a bit more of his own smugness. Maybe, it should have been a bit more obvious to both of them that they were dancing around a certain amount of subject matter. He even went on to mention the pitiful state of her becoming flustered when speaking to him, as if she hadn't looked after him previously. "Hardly. It isn't like you're that young anymore anyway. You're always talking about how you aren't a child and how you don't need coddling!" Did that sentence actually clear up anything? No. It was probably another accidental admission of seeing Elyan in a different light. Actually, that had started a long time before now. Probably around the time he'd been Knighted properly. She'd been so proud of him and he'd looked so happy at the time. "I wasn't trying anything. You're too set on this..." she said practically stumbling over the words and cutting her sentence short. Wait, a moment. Elyan was the one who said all these things. Elyan's words implied his way of viewing her had changed. Emilia rather suddenly had her head spinning. She was interpreting that wrong right? Elyan didn't actually like her right? And she knew she liked him but... Guinevere was going to be a pain about this if it was true wasn't she? Ugh, she'd always said haphazardly they'd make a cute couple. She'd constantly teased the other lass, so much so that Emilia had taken a bit of advantage when Guinevere seemed stunned after meeting Arthur. Oh gods, what that what she looked like when speaking to Elyan?! Emilia was in full panic within her own mind, just turning that dish around in her hand and wiping it with a rag as she stared off at nothing. What was she going to do?
While the panic of teens swelled in the castle, Merlyn and Merlin discussed their conflicting ideals. They were the same person essentially but their marked differences would have been interesting to behold. Of course, of all the things Merlin would bring up, the top of the list was the idea that Merlyn somehow simply tired of watching people die, not necessarily the act of living itself. A scoff escaped the lass as she shook her head. "I rarely change my mind about anything. I... know the difference and both things apply. Admittedly, I've wanted to die less... recently, but only less..." she said, making it clear she still wished for death, more often than not. "I was hoping eventually the world would release me. Since obviously it had a job in mind for me. But it doesn't seem that it is all the world's doing in this case," she said. would she eventually change her mind about liking life? Maybe, but as it stood she had no reason to believe such a thing. Ah but what was this, another statement came from the lad before her and it reminded her of childhood and also almost instantly triggered within her an absolute state of rage. He followed up quickly with an apology. "Words like that are how you end up with no visitor and no hugs for a purposeful 3000 years," she said nose up in the air. According to him, what he created in this space was also dreamy by quality. How interesting. It appeared that their existences were diametrically opposed. She wondered how he came to all the conclusions he was giving. "You know, for someone who wants, nigh needs something from me, you could afford to be a bit nicer~" she said. Would she actually leave her brother hanging completely? No, but would she enjoy a momentary flex of power over him? Yes. If Merlyn created reality, with this place, she could likely grant her brother a bit of reprieve without being directly involved. So, she went about making a clone of herself in the moment disconnected from her being... it wouldn't last more than a few hours, given how clones worked but at least he'd have something to work with maybe. As a clone it initially had Merlyn's own proportions post its creation, but as was the case with Merlyn herself the thing she created could take whatever form the person she was with wanted her to have. "There can you touch that? Should I leave you to your own devices?" she asked of the lad, more than content to let him have his fun while it didn't at all involve her.
