Merlin sighed. He did his best not to laugh, truly he did, and in the end, he merely grinned. "I will gladly drink with you in fellowship, good sir, but I will not drink with you in challenge. "

Merlin nodded to him, and then smiled at her suggestion. "Pour, milady, and I ask thee, for what better way to deliberate and decide on such things than with a tonic of peace sliding between such debating minds?"

His eyes glinted. "I am curious to see what madness this place does bring. It has been many long years since I last beheld such. And that was utterly different."