Isla picked up the chamomile leaf and scrunched it into a bundle. She'd never tried it this way before, but Noble knew best, and that was what he had recommended. She began to slice all in one direction, and then she gathered all the shreds and sliced in the other direction, too. She paused and looked at the leaf. It was about as finely chopped as she could get it.

With that done, she packed the leaves into a tablespoon and then sprinkled everything over the mucus. She set the time for five minutes then moved on to the next step while everything simmered together. She collected the three lavender heads then started the process of braiding them together. She'd braided her little sister's hair before, so this wasn't too different. Maybe a little harder to do, but not too different. She knotted everything together then dropped the whole braid into the cauldron.

By this time, her timer was going off, so she stirred twice in a clockwise direction. All caught up!