"You would find a child's toy incredible," he says, half laughing at his manservant's amazement.

Arthur doesn't think about magic, or when he finds himself thinking about magic he'll quickly think about something else, like how to train his knights when he returns. Thinking about the technology of the town always leads back to magic, and Merlin, and a hint of betrayal. No matter how familiar things were between them, the hint of betrayal was still there, compounded with every person.

"Only thirty?" he scoffs, "It'll do. I was hoping you would be more competent than that but it seems I overestimated you. Give me fourteen of your Raks so we can purchase a link charm," he side eyes him, "Have you read the rule book?" That was his way of asking do you know what a link charm does.

"When you have enough Raks again, you will purchase a memory charm, you not knowing your name, or my name, is starting to grate on my nerves."