Chapter 188

Rohan slid a generous pat of butter into the cast iron pan he'd heated, before reading the label. "'Sweet Tooth.' Catchy name. Branding and everything."

"It's all about discoverability."

"Did they snort this?"

"Licked it."

"The initial effects kicked in pretty quickly for licking it. Another point for a magic source." He placed the sandwiches in the pan, spatula in one hand, then pulled out my paper towel stopper and, sniffing the drug, recoiled. "Gross. Cotton candy. Could be worse."

"Yeah. Could be watermelon scent."

"Exactly. Swear that's a demon invention." He sniffed again, more cautiously and gave me back the vial. "No other obvious chemical odor. I'd say test it and let's see what we've got."

I drummed the paintbrush against the counter. This was my first actual case and already I didn't know how to handle this. I bit my lip and exhaled. "I'm not sure how to do the spell."

"Because it's crystals, not something solid?"