“Potionmasters Pt. 3”

Author’s Note: This is a Take Ten to Write story and has not been proofread for errors. If I feel inspired or if there’s interest in the story, I’ll post a revised, edited, and extended version at a later date. Happy reading!

Additional Note: While this story can be read by itself, it is a continuation of a previous Take Ten to Write story. Therefore, it would be beneficial to read Potionmasters and Potionmasters Pt. 2 first.

Prompt: “Mix it all together.”

“Can you please just mix it all together?” I ask my kitten with exasperation.

Of course, she just stares back at me.

I let out a deep sigh and walk back over to the cauldron. Day two, and I’m only a quarter of the way through the order of kingsbane. One hundred and twenty-five vials down, three hundred and seventy-five to go.

Sure, this kitten is cute, but she’s also a really big pain in the rear. I mean seriously, how hard would it be for this kitten to give my potion a little stir every now and then?

She looks up at me and mewls. I scratch her behind the ears.

“Okay, fine, I’m sorry I’m being a grump,” I say with a slight chuckle. “It is nice having some company.”

She mews again and rubs against my legs, her tail tickling my fingertips.

“You know what? You need a name,” I say, making sure to keep mixing the potion. Suddenly an idea pops into my mind and I laugh. “I know what I’ll call you. Berirn! Then Hidir will be doubly annoyed when he falls in love with you.”

The kitten purrs as she rubs against me.

“It’s settled then,” I say with a grin, throwing up my arms. Unfortunately, my ladle was full and it goes flying around the room, splattering all over the place.

My eyes widen as the potion begins eating through the non-magicked glass vials containing our entire potion store.

“Uh oh,” I mutter as the room explodes.

Final Comments: Another Potionmasters story! I’m really enjoying writing in this world and with these characters, but I’m also kind of scared to make it into an actual (short?) story because I feel like that’ll just add too much pressure. I don’t know though, we’ll see.

Overall Rating: 😊