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BATTLE OF INNER MAGIC
Lyanis explained in depth what was wrong with the herb so Thordric could restore it back to its full vigour. She told him that the cells storing the plant’s regenerative powers had collapsed due to being cut at the wrong time, and all he had to do was rebuild the cell walls so that they were stable again.
Thordric was no expert in the biology of plants; even when he made potions, the only thing he had to know about them was what magical properties they had. The idea of trying to get to grips with the herb’s very make-up made him less than confident, but she seemed to think it would be easy for him.
‘Plants are like any other species,’ she said. ‘If they’re healthy, they thrive. If they’re not, then they become weak and die. Be careful, though. If you fortify th
