"This once, fierce Laura does." Hulk carried her onward, around the bend and out to the white tree. That had been the sign old Magic Man had told him. And sure enough, next to the white tree, the man waited. Merlin, dressed in his jeans and jerkin, smiled. Hulk nodded to Magic Man. "Hulk brought Laura. Laura not herself, yet."
Merlin nodded. "We expected as much, remember. Bring her to me, and let me see her." And he looked up and his eyes glowed golden.