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After another hour of enchanting, he finally finished all of the tree collars and let himself get set up for potion making, pulling out everything he’d brought for the act as he pulled out a mortar and pestle to show to Delair.

“Alright, are you ready to attempt some alchemy?”

“Yeah!”

“Great, now since these potions are important I’m going to just have you do some of the simpler stuff, with one of the main things involving using the wood everyone just brought back.”

He now had a pile of far more than the three branches he’d first been gifted ready to go, and with a sharp knife he began cutting off a chunk of one, tossing it in a pot with some water before placing it over a fire, the goal being to have it absorb what it could and soften up, letting them move on to the next stage of grinding it into a paste.

As they waited he spoke with the girl about the process, trying to explain what they’d be doing as simply as he could for her sake, along with telling her about the potential that alchemic knowledge contained, not just the potions it could be used for but also its applications in smithing, and how it could be used to let items get even more out of certain affinities of enchantments.

Ah, if she’s going to be my apprentice one day I’m going to need her to get connect. What do you say Myriad? Feeling generous?

<If she converts when she’s older, sure. If not then do you have any idea how much faith that would cost me?>

No, but if I can make up the faith you’d lose on it would you do it?

<Pfff, sure, but it would be a lot of work on your part. I guess I’ll look forward to that then.>

Hmm, maybe it would be easier to just hire Zandale.

It was something to worry about in the future, but not a priority. She had her low plant magic she could enchant with after all, and even if it wouldn’t be as handy as other branches, there were still plenty of enchantments he could think of that he could get her to practice with once she got the skill.

I guess that means I’m writing down all of the enchantments I can think of too, so I might need to ask Thera to pick up some paper while she’s in the city. Combining that with training details for each crafting discipline I’m competent in, I’d probably be using the town’s entire supply.

<Genuinely feels like you’re putting more effort into an apprentice you might not even end up having than you are to my faith.>

It’s an issue of consent. I put out the offer to train her so I do need to take responsibility for that. You made the request of taking me as a believer without explaining that would leave me as your apostle, meaning you need to deal with my casual attitude about it.

He heard a hmph from his god but he ignored it. The wood was done so he carefully moved it from the pot to his mortar, showing Delair what he was doing to break it down before giving her a chance to try, only taking over again at the end as she got tired and to ensure it would be perfect for their needs.

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From there, he didn’t actually have much more for her to do. All of the other ingredients had been prepared before he’d arrived, the thought he might be teaching someone any alchemy not even a glimmer in his eye at the time, so instead he explained why he was combining them as he went, what purpose each ingredient served and why it needed to be added at different stages of the process while he stirred it all until it was finally complete, the only thing remaining being to use it.

“Alright, I guess we’re going to have to gather everyone in the village first, but for the time being since you helped with making it why don’t you be the first to give it a try?” He told her as he divvied out the portion she’d need to see the full effects of what they made and watched as she hesitantly took it, trying to contain her excitement as she took a sip.