Albe takes it from her much more carefully than she offered it, back when Merrin was in control of the taking-motion.

"It's true that we haven't tested your ability to use magical devices, but I am more concerned with the question of what happens if a magical blade is forced to cut through your hair.  That seems like an issue where what I actually want to do is quickly enchant a small needle with an unnoticeably weak enchantment, and use that to poke your toe, so that, if the result is that the item blows up, it is not then right next to your head."

As soon as Albe is holding the blade, looking very much in control of it, she quite gently and slowly brings it close to Merrin's head, where Merrin can at all times see in, and shaves off a small lock from the end of Merrin's hair.

Moments later that lock floats in front of Merrin.

"No longer economagic-resistant.  A pity.  There would be so many uses for hairs that disrupted economagic, though it would still be quite the painful trip to transport them to the many places they would be useful, without instant-travel magic."

Albe takes it from her much more carefully than she offered it, back when Merrin was in control of the taking-motion.

"It's true that we haven't tested your ability to use magical devices, but I am more concerned with the question of what happens if a magical blade is forced to cut through your hair.  That seems like an issue where what I actually want to do is quickly enchant a small needle with an unnoticeably weak enchantment, and use that to poke your toe, so that, if the result is that the enchantment fails disruptively, it is not then right next to your head."

As soon as Albe is holding the blade, looking very much in control of it, she quite gently and slowly brings it close to Merrin's head, where Merrin can at all times see in, and shaves off a small lock from the end of Merrin's hair.

Moments later that lock floats in front of Merrin.

"No longer magic-nullifying.  A pity.  There would be so many uses for hairs that disrupted magic, though it would still be quite the painful trip to transport them to the many places they would be useful, without instant-travel magic."

Albe takes it from her much more carefully than she offered it, back when Merrin was in control of the taking-motion.

"It's true that we haven't tested your ability to use magical devices, but I am more concerned with the question of what happens if a magical blade is forced to cut through your hair.  That seems like an issue where what I actually want to do is quickly enchant a small needle with an unnoticeably weak enchantment, and use that to poke your toe, so that, if the result is that the enchantment fails disruptively, it is not then right next to your head."

As soon as Albe is holding the blade, looking very much in control of it, she quite gently and slowly brings it close to Merrin's head, where Merrin can at all times see it, and shaves off a small lock from the end of Merrin's hair.

Moments later that lock floats in front of Merrin.

"No longer magic-nullifying.  A pity.  There would be so many uses for hairs that disrupted magic, though it would still be quite the painful trip to transport them to the many places they would be useful, without instant-travel magic."