Epilogue
“Very good.” Alex smiled at the vial of pale green liquid in Rob’s hand. “Now, we wait until it starts to fizz. Then we will add the powdered yarrow.”
Rob nodded, his eyes never leaving the vial. “The color’s getting darker. Shouldn’t be much longer now.”
Over the past month, Alex had patiently instructed Rob on the ins and outs of magical medicine concocting. Every morning, Rob would steal away to Alex’ lab with two cups of coffee and spend a few hours inspecting a new herb, or pouring over notes, or rinsing failed practice potions down the drain.
Alex looked pleased. “Excellent eye! You’ve got a real gift for magical science.”
“Isn’t that an oxymoron?” Rob joked.
“Not at all,” Alex shook his head. “Magic and science are complementary.” He tilted his head as he gave Rob a t
