"The soldier of Water and Wisdom, Mercury." As if to emphasize this point, she added, "Call me by Mercury."

As for how she got in, "The way was open, so I came!" More truthfully, she had found herself here to begin with, and thinking back, she couldn't quite recall how she got here. She brushed that worrisome thought away for the time being.

The foot that had nudged the box of sweets was soon converted into a footstool, since the offer hadn't been taken.