The twins and the maid

Tony got up and said "Okay we have to go get ready for the expedition. You can spend as much time as you like here Dean, if you want to go back home just ask one of the maids."

Also getting up Dean said "I will go back to the inn then check on my soul, maybe read some on this alchemy books I got".

Tony said "Oh if you are going to read, go the mansion library its very nice there. we have to go now bye".

Being left alone in the room Dean thought "Hmm, my head already stopped hurting, its probably okay to check my soul."

Seating back at the bed, with his legs crossed, Dean closed his eyes at the same time his demonic form opened them. The first thing he noticed where the huge trees in the forest, pulsating slightly at the beat of a heart, whispering heads hanging by their hair, still moving like they where alive.

He then looked at the skull beneath him, chained up with chains that resembled the realist tattoos at his four arms. Next he looked at the glowing red waxing moon in the sky.

He thought "So this is what was wrong at this place, it was lacking unification, it feels so much better now, the spirit qi is flowing a lot better. I just had to almost die to fix this place, what an awful trade I hope never happens again.

Hmm, with the amount of spirit energy I have, I can try doing something with alchemy, I need cauldron to do anything though. I need to read about the ingredients too".

Going back to his body Dean saw a pair of cute little orc twin kids staring at him. They started saying "Your eyes looked scary for a second, How do you make they look like that? Are you demon? How do you know big sister? Are you her boyfriend?…"

They only stopped when a woman dressed as a maid ran into the room and said "You two stop bothering the guest. I am so sorry sir, I looked away for a second".

Dean smiled slightly and said "Don't worry, they dint bother me. Say is there any place I can practice alchemy here, or is it out of bounds for guests"

The twins started asking "Are you alchemy genius? Is this why you are dating big sister? You are dating big sister right? Zena is he dating big sister?".

Ignoring the twins Zena said "You are lady Tony friend and guest, there are few places out of bound for you at this mansion. There is a few rooms for appendices alchemists here, follow me and I will take you there. You two behave, we are going to uncle Ted place"

The twins nodded vigorously a few times, seeming afraid of their uncle Ted. Dean go up and followed the maid, dressed in the comfortable purple pajamas they put on him.

They walked thru the maze like corridors of the mansion, with white walls and drawings of boars in purple adorning the walls. Dean was extremely grateful that the maid was guiding him or he might have gotten lost.

Reaching a block by the first floor a very tall skinny orc, with gray skin and the smell of herbs, wearing a purple robe with the sect golden lion crest, said "What do you want at my cauldron rooms Zena, you know the twins are not allowed since that accident". The twins hiding behind Zena legs.

Dean took one step closer and said "I want to know if I can borrow a place to try some alchemy".

Ted said "Are you that genius everyone been talking about recently? Do you even know anything about alchemy? Do you at least know how to create alchemy fire?".

Dean said "Yes I learned how to recently" creating the water like blue flame in his hand with more ease than he did before, thanks to the greater stability of his soul.

Ted said "Very well, you can use room seven. Feel free to use any of the ingredients in the room, if you make any potions we will give 20% of its value. If you ran out just come tell me I will get someone to deliver more to you".

Dean said good bye to Zena and the twins, taking then for their help, then walked to room seven, where all the shelves, cabinets and most of the counter was full of ingredients.

The smell of herbs assaulted his nose as soon as he entered, it was already impregnated in the walls, even if this room wasn't used for a long time it would still smell like herbs.

He inspected the strong metal cauldron in the room, full of formations which he had no idea what they did. He thought "I will read the book about cauldrons first".

Putting the books out on the counter Dean took one of the thick books, with the title "everything you should know about cauldrons", sat at a stool and begun reading.

The book was boring, it had no amazing technique or anything interesting, just a lot of information about the cauldron materials, and the many formations, some that where essential for everything, others that where needed only for specific formulas.

Most would read only read the first part about essential formations, which was the smallest, and look at the other parts as they needed them. But Dean was not normal, he was very used to boredom after being a baby that could not move for himself, and having to spent countless nights alone in a lifeless worlds.

After a few hours he had finished the book, he thought "I am starting to get why so few people learn alchemy, not only you have to keep the alchemy fire going you also have to control so many formations all a the same time.

Luckily I have been training multitask with formations for a long time now, so it should be a bit easier. I need to find some space to do my meditation exercises again, I miss then a bit.

Now for the second book, which is even thicker than the first. Everything you should know about common ingredients, actually people probably don't do alchemy because you have to read so much boring books".