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Jericho looked between the two, their attire hardly notable when it came to knowing people of power such as Merlin, but looks were often times deceiving. The questions were sound, if a waste of his time, but these two were at least intelligent enough to remain silent as to not undermine each other in their interrogation, which he smirked at, an unseen gesture, in which he was glad. They need not know he was entertained, rather than stunned or annoyed at their refusal to aid him in his task. He remained in place, deciding to respond to his three reasons first rather than bother answering the second question first, which would be a rather backwards way to answer the question, so he resigned himself to playing a game of twenty questions with the two lads, starting with the three statements.

"One, hoods are useful for travelers who need not have their identity spread openly, as in this day and age, such things bring about trouble. You need only ask, as I hardly have anything to hide. An old habit, of course." He shrugged, moving on, letting his hood fall as if it was mere accident it would do so at this point, which it hardly was. "Secondly, you two hardly look like thugs of the town, and even if you were, you could hardly cause me harm, even if I did intend such for other people. And as for your names, it is rude to ask of one before giving ones own name first. Thirdly, hail is an old phrase, common in my homeland, one that I will not release its use of lightly. It functions as a hello, so I need not worry about its antiquity." Their last question, of why he wished to see Merlin, was one that he could speak days of, and not fully answer, but none present had the time for that, so he made it brief, clearly.

"I assume you are familiar with Orders of Light and Shadow, who would seal or throw wide the gates of Kingdom Hearts? They cannot function without each other, one casting the darkness in which the other so readily uses. The brighter and stronger the light becomes, the stronger the shadow, and if light fades, so does shadow, replaced by utter blackness. Of course, this is an eternal conflict at this rate, one I seek to strike a balance to, which requires the knowledge and archives of Master Merlin. A Twilight cannot be reached without knowledge." He looked at the two, watching them closely and gauging their reactions, waiting to see if they were liars or speakers of truth, arms linked behind his back still.