[The glass vials are long and slender, and neatly packed into the pouch. She might safely assume there are two kinds: four of one, and four of the other, differentiated by their coloration. The left set is almost clear, the right set a pleasant light blue, slightly more viscous.
Stephen scoffs.]
Are you setting me up for a trap? Want me to say βyes, youβll definitely be impressedβ only to turn around and pick apart everything about them? [Heβs joking, of course β but also, no, heβs not going to do that.] I donβt know how impressed you might actually be, but at least I can say that Iβm a fast learner. I always have been.
[He has no doubt that they will work to some extent, and again, at least they do not come from the hands of Thornean mages having to endure her ire.]
Say what you want about the castle, but you have to admit: they have a nice alchemical set for whipping these things up. [Holds up a finger, jokingly.] Justβ¦ If I turn you into a frog, donβt be too angry with me.
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Stephen scoffs.]
Are you setting me up for a trap? Want me to say βyes, youβll definitely be impressedβ only to turn around and pick apart everything about them? [Heβs joking, of course β but also, no, heβs not going to do that.] I donβt know how impressed you might actually be, but at least I can say that Iβm a fast learner. I always have been.
[He has no doubt that they will work to some extent, and again, at least they do not come from the hands of Thornean mages having to endure her ire.]
Say what you want about the castle, but you have to admit: they have a nice alchemical set for whipping these things up. [Holds up a finger, jokingly.] Justβ¦ If I turn you into a frog, donβt be too angry with me.