I would appreciate it if you didn't. [ Merlin sounds dry but amused. He is the most unlikely king candidate, honestly. He seems more allergic to ambition than anything else, unlike 99% of his relatives. But that's part of what makes him a good king.

He picks up his coffee, sipping away at Courts of Chaos. ] No, [ he says, a smile curling onto his lips, also bowed forward a little so they are mingling in the space above their table. It feels more intimate than what he's shared with anyone for the last year or so. ] I'm not a fae. Or have any relation to them. My mother and father met in Avalon, though. Not that it has anything to do with this. [ He chuckles. ] There are several worlds with different kinds of fae, creatures that could be described as fae, and various that bear some resemblance. But I'm a half amberite, half chaosite. It's a thing that will take more than this evening to explain. And usually I wouldn't, but...

[ He pauses, giving Dean a long considering look. ] I used to date a girl here in shadow Earth. When I was in Berkeley uni. She was into magic. She was into me. She found out that I wasn't quite what she thought. In the end she spent years trying to kill me because she had herself convinced that I'm the spawn of evil.

I'd very much like to avoid that with you. So if you have something you want to know, do ask.