Merlin nodded and kept up his petting while Zach tacked the horse up, wondering if it meant anything that Zacharias had chosen his horse as the one for them to ride but then deciding that it didn't because it was probably just Zach's favourite horse to ride.
He followed them out of the stables and then gave Zach a slightly considering look before taking the offered assistance and hopping himseelf up onto the saddle, settling down and trying to forget the last time he'd been on a horse like this. He leant in a little and patted Ransom again.