With the help of Alexander's meticulous directions, Alethea was finally able to concoct the oblivion elixir. Ever since the awkward shelf incident, she had been avoiding Alexander's gaze, and she finally relaxed when Alexander excused himself for a suspiciously long bathroom emergency, leaving her to see to the finishing touches of making the elixir.
She transferred the elixir into a small medicine bottle, and she carefully labeled the bottle with the words 'Oblivion Elixir'. Holding the bottle in her hands, she stared at it with conflicted emotions swirling through her eyes like a tempest, as her mind raced back to the unsettling conversation she had with Cedric.
"What are you suggesting we do?" Alethea had asked, her voice laced with trepidation, in reply to the question Cedric had posed.
