"Yes well, don't tell anyone. I do have a reputation to maintain," Zacharias said, clearly joking. Although not everyone saw his kinder side. The people he disliked certainly did not. But for some reason - and he wasn't always entirely sure what that reason was - he liked Merlin. Was very near fond of him in some bizarre way.
He sat down on the edge of the bed after handing the tea and toast over to Merlin. "I don't find you entirely unlikeable," he told him. "Difficult, yes, certainly." Merlin was a difficult person to figure out.
"However I think you're putting too much stock in the future. Whether it's true or not - and yes, I believe your visions come true - it doesn't mean you need worry about things that haven't happened yet. You're likely to drive yourself mad that way."