Merlin was all big smiles, "Hey, and this is Nimue," he said, gesturing, he looked over at Nimue, smiling then gestured over to Eli, "And this is Eli, right? You're Mia's boyfriend?" He was pretty sure he was right, but he could be wrong.
He looked up at Mia as she came in. "I'm sure it's fine, thanks for going to the trouble." He took a mug and a teabag and got the tea ready. He held it, letting it seep.
He liked having friends. He thought it was very important. And making new friends helped when he really missed his old ones.