[...Well, that's not Merlin's magic. He blinks down at the guards as they try to rally up arms against him again, then looks around for the other source of magic—and ah, there's someone who probably isn't sitting on a rooftop laughing at him for any other, unrelated reason...
However, Merlin is surprisingly petty, and so his response is not to do anything to point out Mephisto... but to do something equally petty to the guards in turn. This time he uses magic to knock over a barrel of water (why is there an open barrel of water? because), which muddies the ground under the guards' feet surprisingly quickly and sends several of them slipping and sliding around the area, shouting.
Yes, this is the mature thing to do. Good job, Merlin.]
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However, Merlin is surprisingly petty, and so his response is not to do anything to point out Mephisto... but to do something equally petty to the guards in turn. This time he uses magic to knock over a barrel of water (why is there an open barrel of water? because), which muddies the ground under the guards' feet surprisingly quickly and sends several of them slipping and sliding around the area, shouting.
Yes, this is the mature thing to do. Good job, Merlin.]