How much is sincere and how much is feigned is always a good question with Merlin. Only those who know him well indeed stand much chance of consistently seeing through his acts.
That explanation is enough, at least to start helping Merlin recall. It might take a few more details, but--ah, wait, that's no good at all. In fact, this calls for tapping into his remaining reserves of emotions he's previously fed on, the momentary distant expression as the memory began to come back to him replaced by a slightly amused one.
"Oh, just that it seems I recently recalled you being shown a vision of... a past life, from the looks of it? Much to your protest."
He'll prod for more details to reclaim his own memory in a moment.
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That explanation is enough, at least to start helping Merlin recall. It might take a few more details, but--ah, wait, that's no good at all. In fact, this calls for tapping into his remaining reserves of emotions he's previously fed on, the momentary distant expression as the memory began to come back to him replaced by a slightly amused one.
"Oh, just that it seems I recently recalled you being shown a vision of... a past life, from the looks of it? Much to your protest."
He'll prod for more details to reclaim his own memory in a moment.