Chapter 35 - Experimenting (Part 1) (1/2)
He was so deep in thought that he didn't even notice how and when did they arrive in front of their home. He only realized it when the small fists of Lily kept poking him to wake up.
”Hey Brother, wake up! What are you doing standing there like a statue?”
Poked back to reality Aiden slightly shook his head, before looking back at Lily, and with a small smile creeping upon his face, he apologized.
”Sorry. I was just thinking about today.”
Innocent inquiry visible on her face, and with an O formed by her small mouth, Lily continued.
”What about today? Do you mean the food with the nice auntie and the uncle?”
Hearing her reply, the smile became kinder on his face, and as he gently patted the top of her head, he answered her.
”Not exactly. Just all the things that happened lately. Anyways, let's go inside and help Granny. She probably needs us to prepare.”
”Yes! Let's help Granny!” agreed Lily, as they went inside the house. Meanwhile, from the rounded windows, the aforementioned elderly lady's smiling visage could be seen, as she was looking at the duo.
”I can't shake the feeling that this boy is not just a simple dragon. Sometimes he behaves like someone with years of experience, and other times like a kid that is in desperate need of familial love. I don't understand it at all...” she lamented. Everything that happened lately just confused her. He was impulsive when the ones he cared about were mentioned, but other times, he was cautious and calculating, almost scarily so. Like with the little 'birdy' on the trees that have kept her watch over the course of days relentlessly, he knew about her immediately, but chose to not do anything, but continue to keep watch.
And then, there's the situation with the hunting trip. When combat was initiated, he behaved like an adult. He was calm, he had the situation under control even during the ambush.
”*Sigh*... I hope that all of this is not just some prelude to something terrible coming. I'm not sure how he would react if something would happen to me or Lily. I just don't understand this kid…” she sighed as she walked back towards her currently clean and empty cauldron.
They should use the last rays of the sun as effectively as possible and work a bit on the requested extra ailments. While she is clear about what to do with the stamina-refilling energy drink, she needs some experimenting on how much she should dilute the regular stamina drink to make it feasible for the normal person. The regular version would be way too potent and could cause heart problems with such a kick.
”Lily, Aiden please come here! We need to work a bit on the drink Mrs. Norton has ordered from us!” She called the 2 stray cats.
Soon a blonde pig-tailed head peeked out from the room across the corridor followed by a pair of innocent eyes. Looking around like a cautious rodent, once she confirmed that the area is clear she dived back into the depths of her room. However, soon her giggling sound could be heard as Aiden pulled her out of the room and hand-in-hand they made their way towards Granny.
”Today would be a bit of experimenting on the dosage. We need to make sure that the stamina drink we create will be digestible for the normal people. Our first step is to prepare everything normally for the Low-grade Stamina Potion, which are a bit of Devil Cloves and a dose of Grey Wolf Blood.” Smiling at Aiden, she continued.
”You see, stockpiling meat for you wasn't the only reason we went hunting, their parts are also a good ingredient for many professions. Their blood is a good ingredient for our case. Grey Wolf's are the lowest rank among their kind, it would just be perfect for our case.”