Experiment of Potion

As dinner approached, Astrid heard a knock on the door in the hallway.

She stretched her legs, which had been still for a long time, and walked to the door.

Gently pushing the handrail, she opened it to find a delicate-faced, pink-haired maid standing outside, holding a birchwood box in her arms.

"Your Highness Astrid, this is the intermediate level potion you purchased from Professor Elowen earlier. I have counted the individual bottles in the shop, and the types and quantities are correct,"

Lyra carefully cradled the box with one arm while supporting its bottom with the other.

Her well-trained arm strength proved invaluable at that moment, as it would likely have taken two ordinary maids to carry such a heavy wooden box.

Astrid glanced at her own slender, pale wrists peeking out from the hem of her skirt and abandoned the thought of helping with the box.

Instead, she stepped aside to let Lyra into the room.