Chapter 63: Emergency
This was going to be the one.
Percy had already preserved enough of the nectar through both pacification and redirection. In fact, deattunement was going great too. Just a couple more minutes and he’d finish brewing his first drops of elixir!
Suddenly, he felt the ethereal cord tense, his consciousness nearly sinking into his familiar’s. He resisted. Percy had grown somewhat better at handling the episodes after nearly a year in the Guild.
Still…
The mixture boiled over, as the few remaining drops of elixir began to dwindle. Even a couple moments of inattention were more than enough to ruin his efforts. Percy tried his best to salvage some of it, but only slop remained in the cauldron.
“Are you sure you’re ok?” Orin asked in concern. “Your… illness has lasted a lot longer this time.”
The old alchemist had stopped supervising his attempts for the past few months, letting him experiment and learn by himself. However, he’d resumed observing him recently, as his sponsorship was nearing its end and he wanted to evaluate his student’s progress as well as offer some final advice.
“Yeah, it’s going to pass sooner or later.” Percy said.
“If you want, I’ve got a friend with a Blue core and a life affinity in the Guild. I can ask him to give you a check-up.” Orin didn’t relent.