But the curiosity would eat you up inside, wouldn't it?

[as easily as he had spun this one up, so does Merlin shake it off. carefully, he pulls part of his hair over his shoulder, detangling the sprite and letting it rest on his hand instead for a moment before it flutters off.]

Something's stirred them up. I want to know what the problem is. If it's this plague or if something's gone awry in their kingdom.