"...The King could come here?!" Merlin said, all the colour draining from his face. Uther...here? In this place where at least one kind of magic was permitted? Where there were glowing boxes and never-dying sources of light that had no fire and trolls?!

And not to mention, a place where few people who had already accused Merlin of having magic without him even doing anything to make them think he had it in the first place.

The King, here?!

"You're traveling with a thief?" Merlin said, blinking in surprise. "...Don't you think that might be a little...well, unsafe? Especially if he's already tried to steal from you before."