"I am actually rather surprised, Natalie. This is one of the better potions I've seen amongst the class, at least so far."
The Eclipse Elf continued to swirl the liquid around inside of the beaker, appraising its color and viscosity before placing it back down on the counter beside me, giving me a nod and adding "Now, don't let that inflate your ego... Everyone here is doing this multiple times, so let us see if you can replicate this a few more times."
That made me smile wryly as I nodded back at her, but even still the admission that the potion that I had just concocted was above decent filled me with a little bit of pride, especially since I had that entire worry regarding the Mana Water I had made for myself.
The wait before we got our second round of ingredients felt so incredibly long, my mind being given the opportunity to wander as I looked around and took in how many of the others were already done.
