Revelations from Patch 2.55 [SPOILERS]

[Dalvy]

I too would like to echo my distaste for Merl's lack of action. That's really unlike the lady that snarled at Alphinaud and went guns blazing into the Sahagin lands.

[MilesSaintboroguh]

I too would like to echo my distaste for Merl's lack of action. That's really unlike the lady that snarled at Alphinaud and went guns blazing into the Sahagin lands.

I can't speak for her lack of action, but you have to understand where she was coming from during that meeting with Alphinaud; her men are stationed all over to keep the beastmen in check (they got TWO sets to deal with as well as their primals if they pop up again), so diverting resources could lead to very fatal consequences. As for her going into Sahagin territory, it's her land and her people that are in danger from Leviathan and as she explained to Alphinaud, those things come first before anything. Alphinaud refused to listen because he was too naive and thought everyone could spare the men and the time to help a fellow neighbor and as Merlwyb pointed out, things aren't as simple as the boy thought it was. He eventually learned the hard way.