Chapter One
I resettle the goggles on my nose, and seriously consider adding a peg to my nose. I've never brewed this potion in a room without a lot more ventilation than this one has. It's a good job I thought to have Caspian take the kittens before I started.
Daphne walks in and wafts air across her nose instantly. "Are you trying to kill us?"
I shrug. "I can open the window more, but I don't think it'll help." The little camping stove I had delivered is doing a good enough job, but if a member of the staff finds it, I could get into serious trouble.
Then again, I'm almost always risking serious trouble between jailbreaks, black magic, and the amount of tripping hazards in my room.
Speaking of which, Daphne gingerly steps over one of the many kitten beds and goes to sweep her hair a
