Lizzy tried to get the Mandrake anyway.
They approached the Resource counter, hopeful.
But as expected: "Sorry, but your Alchemist License is being suspended. You won't have access to the Alchemists' Shop in the meantime. Please check with the Registrar's Office!"
"That's it... I'm DOOMED!" It wasn't just her license that was getting revoked. It was her entire life's efforts that were going down the drain! But she wasn't the only victim:
"We better make them regret the day they slighted you!" Jack was out for blood!
"GULP! What are you gonna do?!"
What could he do?! The Draft Notice came from the Dawn Guard. Did he even have sway with them? Rules were rules, and she had unknowingly broken them!
The ghost was equally doubtful: "Psst, kid, even the Alchemy Tower hates her guts. The way I see it, she's screwed. We're better off search—"
"As if! We don't abandon allies, not now or ever!"
"Thanks… but I'm really doomed. You should—"
"Shut up and follow me!"