Merlin chuckled. "No. She and I never got along, not at all. Sad what happened to her in the end in my universe."

To the second question, Merlin chuckled. "Do you think I haven't tried. Q is far more powerful than I, or so it seems, though I think here is more to it. It's almost like some force is keeping the full brunt of my power from ending his plot."

Merlin glanced aside as if at someone in particular, frowned, then back at the younger man.

"Even a wizard of power can find one's self outmatched."