Merlin in the owl form, bowed it's beak, hooted, then flared it's wings and with that flaring, shimmered and before her eyes flowed to the full-sized Merlin, eyes wide and warm. He gave her a bow, eyes twinkling.
"My dear lady! It is my pleasure to meet you, face to face, as it were." He thought she looked pretty, but less so than her true form.