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Originally Posted by Anna Banana  SPOILER!!: Directions
STANDARD CLASS XX POTION BASE
STEP ONE:
Purified water, 4 ounces
Fluxweed, two bunches- finely crushed
Lovage pollen - 2 drams
3 lovage seeds, whole
Bloodroot, 3 roots- split lengthwise, scrape inner membrane out
Apple cider, 8 ounces
Lionfish heart, minced
Griffin dandruff, 1 dram
Warm water until just before boiling.
Crush fluxweed with mortar and pestle, add to water. Allow to come to a brisk boil.
Add lovage pollen, stir until dissolved.
Potion should take on a light golden colour.
Stir slowly, alternating clockwise and counterclockwise stirs
bring potion back up to a boil and allow to simmer 5 minutes
Add inner membrane ONLY of bloodroots; do NOT include the tough outer membrane of the root!!!
Add apple cider and lionfish heart; potion should take on an iridescent sheen and a light pink to purple cast
Add griffin dandruff and simmer until your potion takes on a deep pink to red sheen.
DO NOT GO FORWARD, wait for further instructions.
LouAnn glanced back and forth between Cope and the mixture they'd created. She was waiting on it to turn that light golden color the directions mentioned. "Archaeology, that sounds like an interesting job," she commented, her eyes still on the mixture. If it didn't turn light gold soon, did that mean they'd done something wrong? Cope was her partner, though...of course it would turn a light golden color!
...and a few seconds later, it did! Or so she thought it did. She stepped back a bit and pointed towards the cauldron. "Cope, I think we did it," she said, hoping he'd notice the color change, as well. He had the stirring rod, she thought, so he'd have to be the one to get the stirring going. After that, they'd have to wait a whole five minutes before moving on again. "Sooo, you're probably the expert here. What's next?" she asked, blushing a little once again. Copernicus turned up the heat again to let the potion resume boiling before backing it off slightly. Now they just had to simmer for five minutes, which gave them plenty of time to prepare the next step.
"Why don't you mince the lionfish heart while I scrape out the bloodroot lining?" Copernicus suggested. He set the apple cider aside, since it didn't require preparation, only measurement. "Wonder why we need the lovage seeds AND pollen when we only used the pollen," he mused aloud before shoving the seeds off to the side.
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