It only took a few minutes to gather everything I needed for the ritual and the potion, although it would have gone faster if I hadn’t been like a kid in a candy shop. I mean, damn! McDonald had all the fun toys. I could get used to this really fast.

Too bad this was only a one-time deal. I glanced over at the other man, who was busy making the incense. From the confident way in which his hands moved, it looked like he knew what he was doing, and I left him to it.

The potion was going to be a rush job, but I didn’t think it would be a problem. This was more of an insurance policy, and if it worked, great. If it didn’t, no big deal.

McDonald had a shelf stuffed with beakers, bottles, mixing bowls and everything else you might need to brew a potion. He even h...

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