[Connor tenses, eyes sharp as Maria turns around so aggressively. But then she just asks him what's wrong, and he relaxes again.]

My pool has frozen over. And my partner has so far been... unsuccessful with thawing it out. I was hoping another Witch could help, and maybe keep it warm. I can pay, and you can even have a swim if you'd like. It's a very nice pool.

[It's deep and large, good enough for a Merrow to get some exercise without having to go all the way to the ocean.]