The complex animosity between wizards and witches was steeped in history and tensions. Wizards were the more refined and potent spellcasters, while most witches were primitive and superstitious. Despite their animosity, Yves recognised that witches possessed unique insights into natural resources and potion-making that even the most accomplished wizards lacked. Using witch magic was deemed taboo in all respected magical circles, but oh well, so was stealing arcane knowledge from the academy’s forbidden library or striking deals with witch mothers. Witch magic had its rare advantages, particularly when it came to the intricacies of detection and concealment spells. Yves knew that witches’ enchantments were difficult for wizards to detect and solve, since they rely on fundamentally different principles. He had learned this the hard way, after spending months unravelling a witch’s curse that had been placed on one of his artefacts and from there had moved onto him.

As Yves finished his Potion of Shame, he carefully poured it into several small vials and sealed all but one with a cork. Placing the latter on a stand on the table, he stored the others for later use. With the one remaining vial from his last brew, he now had nine vials in total, which would last for eleven hours each. If you asked the witch who had taught him, she would indignantly insist that the potion lasted for 11 hours, 11 minutes and 11 seconds, but Yves, being a wizard, simply had no patience for such number games.

Now that everything was well concealed, he needed to rest and to prepare for his upcoming departure. The next thing he did, though, was to use the witch cauldron to make mashed potatoes. He still had potatoes from his visit to the human habitat. Though Yves had restored his energy to great amounts with his energy crystal and was able to soothe his mind with the meditation crystal, something inside him compelled him to eat — if only to feel that his body was indeed physical again.

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