Zacharias heard the words, but he also saw the look on Merlin's face. "You'll ride with me," he decided. He was still holding on to Merlin's hand and he gave it a squeeze. "Someday, maybe you'll actually trust me."
The first place he lead was to the storage room at the end. He went in and came out with two helmets. "Here," he held one out to Merlin and put the other on his head, strapping it under his chin. Then he walked back to the stalls and opened one. Drawing out a yellow gold coloured horse, he brought him out and fixed his lead to the side of the stables.
"This is Ransom," he introduced as he went to get the tack for the horse.