Shay's second try got her on the roof, and as she expected, the trapdoor was locked to prevent casual access to the palace in this way. However nobody must have really expected anyone to be try to enter this way, because the lock was a simple affair that was easily picked. Then came the most dangerous part of the whole enterprise - of course the trapdoor opened outwards, so she had to lift it to enter and risk someone seeing the trapdoor seemingly move of its own volition.<br/><br/>There was no time to delay, though, with her spell's duration seconds away from expiring, so Shay just had to lift the trapdoor and drop down into the palace, and hope or pray that no one was looking in her direction. She found herself in a storage room, full of cleaning supplies. The only openings were a closed door and the trapdoor above, so after the trapdoor closed, she was in complete darkness, though she now knew where the door and where the walls and shelves were.