Board Thread:Episode Discussion/@comment-410526-20161022144159/@comment-3257939-20161022204946

BenRG wrote: Merc was probably annoyed by the way that these sitting-pretty prissies are talking down to his boss, who left several significant chunks of her body behind whilst fighting on the sharp end of the war. He was having to restrain himself from kicking Watt's nose out through the back of his head.

Yes, Mercury might have as much of a soft spot for Cinder as Emerald does. It would make sense if Mercury took it personally and grew a soft spot for Cinder because she's like him now. He's no fragile boy but he knows the pain of not being complete.