It was a huge mistake to go adventuring alone. She is an expert spellcaster, but the chest mimic caught her off guard. Damn it! It is so obvious in retrospect. She had been tired from dealing with all the monsters in the cave here in the Pink (or, well, given how deep she had gotten, the Red), that she didn't think about the possibility of mimics.
She instinctively tried to raise the earth in front of her as a shield, except, surprise, there isn't any earth to work with in the Pink. As the tentacles grabbed her, the only thing she could say was, "Don't hurt my books!"