When the maid arrived at Merlin's lab, she found herself standing in front of a massive, locked golden door shimmering with magic. She gulped, reached forward, and knocked.
"Lady Merlin, I've got a message from Lady Isdis. I request entry." She called and waited several minutes before Merlin replied. "Sorry, but wait for a few more minutes until I clear all of the magic inside. Unless you fancy turning into a frog."
The maid stood in silence and waited until the door opened on its own, and she was called inside. As expected, the lab itself was a chaotic mess of papers, strange jars, and endless mountains of books, scrolls, and strange magical trinkets.
In the middle of that mess, Merlin sat on the ground in her underwear, looking at a massive magic circle drawn on the cold and hard floor. The maid carefully walked inside and made sure she didn't touch anything.
