Magical Security System

Prompt: There is a door. It is closed.

Did not leave my notebook behind this week! Actually, I did, but I did all my in-class writing on my phone so that it would be saved on google docs so it wasn't even an issue to begin with. So I will be posting my next chapter of a fanfic this Monday, even if it is a week late. I think there is only one more chapter to go and I'm kinda excited. Both to be able to mark it as complete and for some of the ideas I have for the last chapter.

This week's prompt lead to Merlin disguised as a woman in France during the Sun King's reign. The story had a perfect transition into it and I couldn't resit a magical palm reader as security to fit with the prompt.

Favourite writing from this week: 
   Merlin sighed. He had really forgotten how exhausting all this protocol was. But a spy is a spy and a spy tries their best not to stick out. That was the whole reason Merlin was acting as Maria. She squared her shoulders and strode down the hallway, heels clicking on the polished floors. It wasn’t too long before she reached her rooms. Thankfully this door was warded with magic so that only she could open it. No protocol nonsense here.
   Merlin pressed her hand against the door and, oh, it didn't open. Darn transfiguration charms. ‘Maria’s’ handprint is not the same as Merlin’s. A small trickle of her magic unlocked it and she made a note to change the key. But for now, she had reports to write and deliver back to England. Thankfully, Merlin had plenty of practice being a spy.