Sudden inspiration

'We do the opposite. Rather than trying to alter the potion, why not try altering the skeleton so the magic organ won't reject it?' Dwarvin suggested, surprising most of the skeletons.

Potions that would permanently alter someone were not only rare, but much more complex to make. Dwarvin didn't understand anything about alchemy and just made the suggestion that seemed obvious to him, not realizing that he was contradicting his earlier phrase of sticking to something simple.

'...' Strangely, however, Athos did not deny the idea or dismiss it as nonsense, but was silent for a long time. As if a jigsaw puzzle was slowly forming in his mind, Athos began to formulate a potion in his mind.

'...maybe this will work.' He responded after a while and immediately set to work with enthusiasm. Athos tore off one of the fingers on his left hand and placed it on the table before taking a hammer and breaking the bone.