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Although Desiree had limited experience with alchemy, she was eager to learn more about it. Anything that could someday help her in her career as a healer was worth knowing, and even if she never used it as a healer, she might pick up some interesting information long the way. She’d made her way to Greenhouse five at the appointed time, immediately noticing the change in Professor Devries’s demeanor from last fall. Nice to see him looking more cheerful!
She’d greeted the professor and other students with smiles and waves, taking her seat moments before the seminar began. She considered the first question carefully. If she recalled correctly, Alchemy combined elements of potion-making and transformation with chemistry, but that was one of the first things said. Didn’t alchemy also involve an element of philosophy? She thought it did, but wasn’t confident enough to voice that answer.
Desiree sat quietly, listening as Professor Devries went on. “Esoteric” wasn’t quite the word she’d use, more like confusing! What did one’s emotions have to do with one’s ability to practice alchemy? Totally lost, she focused on the next set of questions instead. Were the principles of alchemy the same as its goals? If so, she knew that one of the goals was to create a remedy to cure all diseases. Unsure if that was the type of answer the professor was looking for, she focused on the first question instead. She raised her hand and said, “Spagyrics means plant alchemy, does it not?”
__________________ Old voices I had thought long since dead whisper of another life I might have led
If I could take that second chance, If I could make my life anew, If only dreams came true... |