Board Thread:Spoilers!/@comment-26125643-20151012001020/@comment-6175354-20151013144734

Eskaver wrote: I think the Apprentice is a nice guy though. I'm sure he wasn't aware of the plan.

We saw that the Apprentice does not always agree with Merlin's methods, but he does go along with the plans for the greater good. He trusts that what they are doing will work out in the end.