Early the next morning, Bob Lewis brought the Sutton party to the White Emperor Apothecary.
Situated on the shores of Sunbright Lake in River City, the White Emperor Apothecary occupied prime real estate. Most of what it sold were rare medicinals priced in the hundreds of thousands of dollars, so the clientele tended toward the wealthy and powerful. In River City, having the means to shop here had become a status symbol in its own right.
Along the way, Trish Wainright and Wanda Sutton gawked like country bumpkins at a palace, gasping at everything they saw. Only after a full loop of the showroom did they remember why they'd come.
"Bob, where's that Seven-Star Herb you mentioned? I didn't see it anywhere," Trish asked.
Bob Lewis smiled. "Trish, this is just the main lobby. Everything ou
