Practical Potions and Premeditated Murder by Wren Jones

Author:Wren Jones [Jones, Wren]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Fantasy, Mystery, Adult
ISBN: 9798989041008
Amazon: B0CKMVG1N7
Goodreads: 199331074
Publisher: Wren Jones
Published: 2023-10-12T22:00:00+00:00

“You didn’t find anything in the woods at all?” Lohrna asked. She deflated in the doorway and Sella had to hold her by her arm to lead her inside the upstairs room above the shop.

It was a weird detail to focus on, Sella thought. Lohrna hadn’t mentioned Seaglass, the witch, or even the impressive feat of Sella calming the magic.

Sella locked the door to the loft behind them and ushered her friend to the couch. She lit the fireplace with a swish of her hand and ignited little fires overhead. The room grew warm and inviting as rain began to patter on the large circle window.

“We found some footprints!” Cali said, though Lohrna could not hear.

Sella repeated her words, went to the kitchen and began preparing tea. The clinking of ceramic cups filled the space. “But that was basically all.” Sella spooned a little honey into each mug. “It’s not nothing, but it’s inconclusive.”

“You didn’t follow the tracks all the way to the end?” Lohrna flopped dramatically on the couch. “Why?”

“It was getting dark.” Sella looked up from her work with gravity in her eyes. She wanted to finish with, You remember what happened when we were kids? But instead she held Lohrna’s gaze. “I didn’t want to run into a bear, or a group of pixies. You know how they get after dark.”

Lohrna draped herself over the back of the couch and sighed. “But a few tracks sounds like it could be a promising lead.”

“Or a hiker.” Sella shrugged.

“Maybe Nicte’s not clever enough to think of framing Rorin? Or has no reason to... Do you think Nicte’s eyes were playing tricks on him?” Lohrna looked hopeful.

“Can we focus on the real issue? When are you making my potion?” Beejee yowled from the edge of Sella’s bed.

Sella removed the two scrolls from her pocket and placed them on the slab of wood in her kitchen. “It’s hard to know for sure,” she said to Lohrna, ignoring Beejee for now. “There wasn’t really anything to go off of.” The tea was finished and she set the mugs on the table, but Lohrna didn’t move.

“We’ll have to start asking around… We can go to Hazen’s tomorrow morning. He’s doing breakfast,” Lohrna said. Her round eyes drifted around the room. “Is Cali here?”

Sella pointed to the corner of the kitchen where Cali stood. Cali winked and hoisted herself onto the counter. She let her legs swing under her like she was enjoying a carefree spring day.

Sella smiled back and got to work on unrolling the sealed scroll.

“Wait– We can worry about Rorin later. Did you say that there’s a Niminé living in your old house?” Lohrna gasped. “A real, live Niminé?”

“The weirdest part is that they said they knew my mother from childhood,” Sella explained to the group as she read the spell to herself. She busied herself with gathering the ingredients scattered in cupboards, drawers, and even small wooden boxes on the counter. Beejee joined her on the counter, inspecting each item as she placed them in a row.

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