Dragoncrest Cliffs Brilliance

Erzulie's answer did not comfort Merlin much. If it was up to him, he would choose life that was easy and uncomplicated. Funnily enough... he realized that it was just that, when he had been on his own. He had been and felt completely normal in his tiny universe. And all the problems began, when his world collided with another one. He often did not read people correctly, he was unable to tell apart, whether what they said was literal or figurative. People were difficult and yet he had felt very lonely and craved for companionship any time he had been on his own. 

"I don't want to deal with anything," he said eventually. "It's hard already as it is."