User blog comment:Dryuuu/Mordred questions in Series 5/@comment-3325613-20120428124026/@comment-4623180-20120428132009

Well, he shattered a mirror, and killed some guards with a spear, usually for a nomal person that'd require gold eyes? It could be a thing with infancy, though. Why Nimueh's eyes never glowed is still a mystery, too.