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The customer appeared to be kind in nature as demonstrated with their apologetic words. ’He acts proper. Does he come from a well off household?’ The thought hadn’t crossed his mind that the blind male may have had any relation to the Shusonas. Well, it didn’t need to come up since the magical male never gave their identity to them. It was unnecessary to do so as he was only assisting the shop owner with menial tasks. There was no need for the silver raven to assist Liev with his business, at least in regards to assisting the newcomer and their troubles. He would just have to spend his time with the work a certain Hastings gave him. That included cleaning up certain locations while the two males conversed with each other.

’A noble-like nature too. Coming here to help a stranger can speak volume for his character.’ As the tasks were simple in nature, Aaron was able to easily listen in on the two. The shop wasn’t such a grand place where they could hide their conversation. No, it was probably possible but it wouldn’t have phased the magical man. It wasn’t his business to intervene in the first place.
”Of course.” His response was light-hearted as he motioned to do what had been asked of him. Keeping a clean space was certainly a must in this shop. A cluttered shop with no organization could put customers in a titzy. Scooping up the objects, he left the two quickly to complete his objective.

Their next task was to get the hot water boiling but he wasn’t quite down with that yet. Instead, those steel-eyes darted over to a certain little egg nestled away in the corner of the shop. With a nod of his head a little bird came poking their beak out. It looked at the Shusona, then at Liev, and back to magician. The creature stretched itself before taking off. The little bundle of life proceeded to do the task the Apothecary had given to him. Well, as long as it was getting done it shouldn’t have mattered who had done it.

Waking up bright and early, honestly, it had been a while since he needed to be up at that time. Which is why he took some precaution the night before and got some extra Zzz’s. He wouldn’t let anything distract him from getting at least eight hours of well rested sleep. Anyways, the magician may have had some difficult waking up in the morning but it wasn’t impossible! It took dragging himself to the nearest bathroom to get him up and about. When the morning routines were done, they were off! The market had some early stragglers roaming around. These were clearly people who were getting a good deal on the purchases they made. Well, it made sense when you put some thought into it. New products usually came in the wee hours of the day and if you wanted the best of the best, then you had to be one of the first in line to purchase the goods. But why were they here again? All the man knew about today’s purchase was that it was for the store. It was something Aaron was more than happy to assist with considering it helped the two spend some time together. As sweet as that thought was, he chalked up the market visit as one of those days where Liev was going to purchase a large load of goods that may have been a bit too much to carry back by himself. When his purchase was done, the Shusona and the Apothecary were back to the shop with their goods.

He didn’t know what to expect as the bought products were dropped off in the store. Only when Liev spoke up about a potion that things began to click in Aaron’s head. ”So that’s why you wanted me all to yourself this morning. How deceptively clever.” There was a small nudge from the magician along with a playful attitude. Their bet from the other day did involve a potion lesson, but he never imagined that it would come so soon! So like any good student, he summoned Pen and Paper to the forefront! They wrote down some notes regarding this lesson while Aaron concentrated on the demonstration. A drawing of this plant was sketched by the writing utensil as those steel-grays observed the greenery. When their eyes met with the good doctor’s, he gave a slight nod to show that he was following along as the lesson began. Maybe that was all that was needed as the doctor continued on.

When his turn came to pluck the petals, he attempted to do it as easily as the other. Of course, things don’t always go that smoothly. In the beginning, he was a bit too gentle with the petals as not a single one came off from the plant. Putting in a teeny bit more strength, a few came off while the rest continued to latch on. ”You make it look so easy.” He joked as he continued with the attempt, except this time he went by plucking a single petal. This was a bit more successful but was far more time consuming compared to the doctor’s. Taking off the two leaves were easier than plucking off the delicate and fragrant petals.

When the jar was given to him, the petals were put in the jar before the water was poured in. He tried to eyeball the liquid level with the others as best as he could. Screwing on the lid, Aaron gave the jar a few shakes in the allocated time. Meanwhile, Pen and Paper continued to jot down whatever was said to the magician. He would have to look over those notes and maybe ask some questions when time would allow it.

Writing down the plant’s name on the label, Aaron was careful to make sure that the label was right dab in the middle of the mason jar. Carrying the object over, it was placed where Liev indicated that it should rest. ”I’ll see you soon.” He told the mason before returning to the doctor’s side. Honestly, the magician did his best to keep up with the experienced Apothecary. He was slow but cautious with his own jar as it was given a shake before it was strained. When that concluded, there was a look of excitement in his eyes. ”You know, this sort of reminds me of something a witch might do.” A light pat was given to the cork. ”I think I have a better idea about how much satisfaction you have in your work. Seeing all your efforts bear fruit while watching your customer satisfied with the product, it must give you a great feeling inside.” Aaron stated like an optimist before looking over the notes taken.

”Your wonderful apprentice has a few questions for you. I’ll have Pen write it here in case you forget them.” There was a nod given to the magical objects before opening his mouth. ”What purpose does putting the petals in water do? I understand that we want to extract the element but could you explain why it has to be water?
Why wait so long? Is there a possibility that another solution we could use that can possible extract the plant faster while giving the same results?
Does the size of the mason jar have an effect on the product? If so, how?
What is the next step after this?
How many ingredients need to be mixed to make a single product?”