Don't you mean "I don't want to do the work of seeing the future so I'm going to make you do it"?

[Watanuki has matured some, but his sass is still there. He sees you, Merlin.

He does get more serious at those warnings, though. Merlin usually lets Watanuki stumble over his own mistakes, as learning from failure can be a powerful tool. And while a younger Watanuki would have taken those words as a challenge, this Watanuki knows just how strange it is to be seriously warned away from certain acts. He's also gotten good at reading between the lines, and he doesn't like what he's hearing.]

Something bad is going to happen to her, isn't it?

[Probably death. "Don't get attached" is the warning given when someone's death has been foretold. If only he knew how right he is.

He's not angry, just a touch morose now. He'snever been a fan of forgone conclusions, which fits right in with his state of being honestly.]