Debatable? Everything in life is debatable for that matter. But clearly Dominic had a thing against girls, or most of them, anyway.

Ok, so the water was boiling. What now? Ah! Right, the essence of violet. It looked harmless enough. She added the five drops and was about to stir it when she forgot in what direction, "Wait, is it clockwise or counter-clockwise? she thought, and gave a quick glance at the board. Good. Clockwise now. She stirred it five times before adding the seven drops of rose thorn essence. This time she had to stir seven times but...counter-clockwise.

Kaika reread the next instruction, and lowered the flame up until the liquid was below the boiling point.