The secret chamber by the River Lilim was no longer the same as when Lucas first arrived.
While procuring equipment for the potion factory, he had ordered some devices for processing mystical items for himself.
A rectangular alder workbench was placed against the wall, with two three-pronged candleholders positioned at the two corners of the table.
The flames of the six candles stood straight and still; if not for the spiraling smoke rising gently, the candle flames could have been mistaken for being fake.
On the table, a square piece of white paper was laid in the center, with a ruby pressed down at each corner.
A hexagram array was drawn on the paper.
Lucas sat in front of the array. To his left was a balance scale, with a one-gram weight on one side and nothing on the other, causing the scale to be tilted.
On his right side were containers holding powders of six different colors, each with a small spoon.
