[That's a lot of maybe, from where Merlin is standing. It doesn't inspire confidence - not that he doesn't want it to, he'd love to be free of the crippling guilt each time he's sure a choice he's made has gone awry, but it isn't that easy. He sighs, shrugging weakly.]

Not sure there's anywhere forward to go, if I'm being quite honest. Everything I was putting my hopes in is frozen or gone.