Chapter [B2] 2 — Settling In
Moving into a new place was a lot of work. It always surprised me to realize how many things I owned when I’d still been living with the sect. Nostalgia both new and old overcame me, at the various items I’d found. A lot of the things my old self had owned before I’d awakened were mixed in with things I’d gotten in the few months that I’d been there. It took a couple of days to sort everything out, and only now was I finally happy with where things belonged.
I stood by my desk, sorting my notes one by one, before placing them on the new shelf that I’d built. The move had caused me to go on a rampant sorting and cleaning frenzy as I began to order the chaotic mess I’d been living in. It was difficult to believe how I’d put up with it for so long.
After placing the last one of my books onto my shelf, I walked back, taking a look at my new room. It was larger, with a desk by the window, and a shelf next to the walls. I’d moved the spirit herbs to the garden outside for obvious reasons. They’d still need to be planted and I would need to re-establish my spirit anchor to the new garden but that was work for later.
Taking one last look, I walked out to check in on the other rooms.
Right next to my room was Labby’s, half the size with a smaller bed for her. I felt a little surprised to not find her sleeping in, given how early it was still. Walking in, I quickly sensed the little bag full of spirit herbs hiding under her bed. I shook my head, but decided to let her have her treats.
Moving on from the room, I walked across the corridor into the section that excited me the most. My lab. Walking into the door, I saw a giant mess of wooden beams and counters made of carved stones lying around. The lab was still under work, with a large space dedicated for my shelves filled with spirit herbs. A heat retaining almost kiln like structure was partially set up around my cauldron for retaining heat, and the counter had some of my test projects for a new bunsen burner prototype that I was working on, alongside a bunch of porcelain bowls.
I walked in, looking around as I mentally mapped everything that I would set up in here. It would be an ongoing process for a while yet, but the time factor only made me excited for when it would finally be completed.
Moving on from my lab, I began to make my way out of my home. The spirit herb garden greeted me, still patchy and rough in places but starting to take shape. I could see tiny buds of spirit herbs starting to grow from the soil.
I made my way around the garden, all the way behind the home. It didn’t take long before I could sense Sheldon and Twilight nearby. A small pond lay behind my home, and I watched Sheldon splashing inside. Twilight sat on his back, riding the turtle like a boat as her chiming laughter echoed like ringing bells through the wind.