After Duke completed the necessary tests, he obtained the test data, and all the data was within acceptable ranges.
He took another drop and placed it on the tip of his tongue.
The moment the potion liquefied, there was no sensation of burning or anything abnormal, just an extremely clear and fine coolness slowly traveling down from the root of his tongue.
He closed his eyes and felt it for a full half quarter-hour before raising the whole potion to his mouth and drinking it all.
The potion's effect was milder than expected, initially spreading like a thin layer of warm mist across the chest, then as if guided by something, it drifted into the depths of the Spiritual Sea.
The fire seeds did not riot; instead, they all came to life, like branches at the end of winter beginning to absorb water.
