[This is not the best day to be a guard. Merlin has to hold back a laugh when the remaining ones trip, wincing when they're all suddenly tied together and getting louder, calling more attention to themselves and also him— So that's his cue to get out of there.
He gestures at the muddy ground and it dries up in an instant and then some, picking up a cloud of dust that masks the guards' view just long enough for Merlin to shimmy his way down from this awning and bolt. Or bolt as fast as he can with these old bones, this is really not a convenient spell.
He's making his way towards the building Mephisto has perched on, more to duck into the alley between it and the building next door than to try and climb a whole building when he's this old. He'll just be down here, hastily pulling the bright and unfortunately eye-catching robe over his head and grumbling about having too much beard. He's dressed under there, it's fine, don't worry about it. It won't be long until guard reinforcements arrive back there to untie their fellows...]
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He gestures at the muddy ground and it dries up in an instant and then some, picking up a cloud of dust that masks the guards' view just long enough for Merlin to shimmy his way down from this awning and bolt. Or bolt as fast as he can with these old bones, this is really not a convenient spell.
He's making his way towards the building Mephisto has perched on, more to duck into the alley between it and the building next door than to try and climb a whole building when he's this old. He'll just be down here, hastily pulling the bright and unfortunately eye-catching robe over his head and grumbling about having too much beard. He's dressed under there, it's fine, don't worry about it. It won't be long until guard reinforcements arrive back there to untie their fellows...]