[......................] [Goes very quiet at the mention of Guinevere, because yes hello guilt, nice to see you again really. Because yes, of course he loves her - and misses her, and tries so hard not to think about her too much here and get ridden with more guilt at the loss.]
It's fine, Merlin. You... don't have to explain anymore. [...] You're right.
[He shouldn't say those things to him. It isn't fair to Merlin or to Guinevere, and it's just selfishness on his part. Merlin's probably right, that it's... no good if he can say those kinds of things to two different people. Right...?] [Well, at least Merlin can be calm about it, because he's clenching his hands together to keep them from shaking, his entire body tensing up. Merlin says it's fine, so it's fine.]