"I honestly have no idea," Liam Livingston replied, his voice a calm contrast to the frantic energy vibrating in the room. He certainly wasn't going to disclose to Officer Miller that the burnt-sienna pill she had just swallowed was a byproduct of a kitchen-counter experiment involving common household seasonings and a concentrated burst of his own Aether.
"You have no idea?" Officer Miller echoed, her eyes narrowing as she studied him. The numbness from the Paralysis Draft was fading, but her skepticism remained sharp. "Then how can you be so certain it will help me? You’re playing with forces that could burn your Etheric Circuits to ash."
"Does it matter? You’ve already taken it," Liam said, reaching out to reclaim the small glass container.
Before his fingers could close around it, O
