Sierra waited for a bit longer to give the mixture time to darken. She tried not to stare at it, because, like they say--a watched pot never boils. Not that she wanted her mixture to boil, but the saying pretty much meant that if you stand by waiting for something to happen, it never will. In no time, the mixture had darkened. So farm so good. Now to just keep it that way.

She looked at the instructions, noting that it was time for the fluxweed and knotgrass. Those were two ingredients she was more than familiar with. They'd used them lots in Potions. She reached for the fluxweed and added it in. Next was the knotgrass. She tossed it in, as well, and then set to work stirring some more. This wasn't too hard. It wasn't much different than brewing a potion, and she was great at that.

Four more steps...