"Your Majesty, that is the situation."
Although Merlin was far away in the East accompanying Leon, he kept a close watch on developments within the country. The unusual activity in the capital had been well concealed, but it could not escape him.
After telling Leon what he had seen through Clairvoyance, Merlin explained, "Prince Mordred has already deployed troops to protect the royal palace and sent men to take control of the military, intending to suppress the unrest. As for inside the palace, it is covered in all manner of barriers. My Clairvoyance cannot observe it, so I do not know what is happening within."
"Someone in the country was actually plotting a rebellion? They chose this particular time, while I was away leading a campaign."
It was now night in Britain's capital...