The bureaucrat watched the applicants talk amongst themselves, hoping that maybe they'd just sort it out amongst themselves, unfortunately they did ask questions, and he was professionally obligated to answer them.

"It's just procedure, it's been like since before I started working here." He explained to Adrien before he turned his attention to Claire "If you're saying that she isn't part of your group, and she can confirm this then I don't have anything here that says that rest of you couldn't go back in to the dungeon. I'm going to be honest with you, this has never come up before."

Up in his office Merlin saw Kelly call out for some help, he would certainly be able to resolve the bureaucratic trouble she seemed to be having, and he started to feel like maybe he should do something, taking a sip of coffee from is "#1 Magus" mug and looking at the unfinished game of solitaire arrayed in front of him on his desk. The moment soon passed.