Editing AmberShadowOfADoubt:Session8 (section)

===Interrogating Merlin===

Back in Castle Amber, Eric began asking questions of Merlin about Chaos -- which Janica and Merlin's father Hector join in.  Merlin is age 11, but appears to be age 20 or so.  

Merlin says much about Chaos -- the different houses, the nature of Logrus (which he has navigated already), and he reports that they have tested that someone can have both Pattern and Logrus as found via Manfred.  This raises some eyebrows, and Janica concludes firmly that Manfred is a Chaosite spy.  He says in particular about House Sawall.  

Afterwards, Hector gives him some particular advice about sex -- and specifically advising him to stay away from Manfred, with some homophobic overtones to his speech toned down to complete obscurity since Janica is nearby. 

Meanwhile, amidst the armies besieging Amber, Manfred's identity as Helchre is confirmed -- with the general commenting that his family is apparently not happy at his having left his "studies".  He gives an impassioned speech about the ridiculousness of sitting cloisered, when the pinnacle of Chaos' conquest was nearly within their grasp.