Friedrick finally shows back up at the mansion after his fourth day out forging his tools. Friedrick was dead tired as he has been since he started this task being at the smith as soon as they opened and working till he ran out of material to make ingots then heading to the mine to get more and if there was enough time to continue he would head back to the smith and keep working till they close and head back to the mansion. Today however the smith was closing early to deal with other things so Friedrick was home before sundown. Since the smithy was closer to the docks than most places he was actually walking toward the back of the mansion directly and saw master finish cooking. “What are you doing Master? You know you don’t have to cook for yourself and what is that you built.” Friedrick asked sincerely.

“Ho ho ho, do not worry your little mind about stuff that you need not worry. I just so happened on some other things that I want to cook up and figured that you and John would enjoy a meal made by hand and so went ahead and cooked something up for all three of us.” Master laughingly started with a jovial attitude.

“Once you and John have gotten a share I will begin another stinky serum that should help out at least John.” Then master handed Friedrick a bowl and spoon then pulled out his Yggdrasil ladle that he used earlier to make the life elixir. And began serving food with that ladle to Friedrick. Friedrick thanked Master for his hospitality and stated simply that he go get John. If John was not otherwise occupied. Master smiled and said, “Thank you, Friedrick, for your courtesy though it is not needed if John is not occupied I am sure he will come back here shortly, at which point he can have the leftovers that in and of itself will teach him to keep an eye out.”

At that time John walked out of the servant's entrance into the kitchen with an apple in his mouth and a sandwich in one hand. Looking like he was having a difficult choice to make on how to consume a sandwich with an apple blocking. On one hand or his mouth, in this case, the Apple on the other a piece of art that is his tasty new sandwich. Master seeing this conundrum pointed at John and said to Friedrick, “see all you have to do is mention food and John in the same sentence and poof the mini giantess appears.”

Friedrick was doing the best he could to not laugh doing this his face turned three shades redder than normal. John is still oblivious trying to figure out what he needed to do finally took the apple out of his mouth. Without any form of noble manners begins eating the apple slowly licking and nibbling at the skin until finally breaks through the skin. At which point he begins licking away at the escaping juices he keeps peeling away at the skin and licking away at the juices. He keeps holding the stem of the apple as if it was the tip. Going from the bottom up the apple licking and nibbling all the way up to the stem and somehow trims away leaving behind only the core at which point he just tosses the core and stems unceremoniously away.

Master and Friedrick seeing John just stand there in complete awe and slightly aroused at how he went about eating the apple begin adjusting themselves and coughing simultaneously. Making John finally notice that he had company. John without any shame or maybe just ignorance exclaims; “Hey Master, Friedrick, I was looking for you both. Unfortunately, I forgot what it was I was looking for you two and stopped in the kitchen for a bite to eat.” John still holding the sandwich walks up to Friedrick with a frown developing on his face, “Friedrick are you okay? your face is so red.”

Friedrick becoming slightly redder, pushes John and points toward the stove and says with his face downward in embarrassment, “M-m-m-aster, cooked for us.” If it was physically possible steam would have erupted from his ears at this point. 

John finally looked over to the stove where the Master made a stew using wild vegetables and some kind of wild animal. “Oh wow, I was hungry thanks, Master.” Master as dignified as always, smiles to John and hands him a mixing bowl that had the rest of the stew that Master cooked. 

Master smiled and simply asked, “What took you so long? I have had this ready for at least thirty minutes.” Master was thinking to himself about time. I can finally have them test it and bottle the rest. Master walked into the kitchen, grabbed a medium pot. He then put water into the pot and inserted the stove. Added wood into the stove then lit the fire to begin boiling the water. Master then cleans off the ladle from the stew and begins stirring the boiling water. He adds four of the Henbane plant, as he starts stirring he stirs three times clockwise then two times counterclockwise. Then back to clockwise three times, followed by two times counterclockwise. As he does these the henbane plant begins to wilt and dissolve. At which point Master begins adding eight Flying Agaric, at that point Master pulls out the ladle. Master allows the soon to be Berserker serum by letting it boil itself away. This allows the Master to then set the strength of the serum based on the weight of the person. As soon as the serum gets to the point master wants the concentrate to reach he then pulls out five small cubed shaped stones and tosses them into the pot. Instantly the pot begins to sweat and the fire below dies out.

Master pulls out the pot and set it next to the pot containing the Life Elixir trademarked by Flamel. And pulls out a small tea kettle and cup then puts both on the stove and takes out a mixture of jiaogulan and Camellia Assamese which he puts into a small piece of cheesecloth and ties off. Master puts some water into the small kettle and puts in the cheesecloth but before he put the lid back on he then inserts a stone that has steam coming off of it. And sets the kettle back on the stove. 

Wiping off his Yggdrasil ladle“Okay boys both of you have been working on your own tools and have been working hard on your hand to hand skills. In two days' time, we will begin our trip to Dover. So, for now, I am going to share with you a gift from a colleague.” As he said this Master was filling a couple of viles. Then handed Friedrick a 1⁄3 vile and almost half full vile. “However before you drink this make sure three things since this will be your first dose; First, do not take it in the house. Second, be ready with water you will be very dehydrated. Third, Take it lying down. Now last lay down and take it now.”

Friedrick confused decided to ask, “Why did you tell us all of that if you wanted us to just take it now?” 

Master smiled and simply answered, “Easy so my tea would be ready now.” As Master finished speaking his kettle began to whistle. At that moment Master lifted the top of his kettle off to let the steam. “Now don’t waste more time after all I can’t tell you how long it will take for you to wake back up.”

Friedrick tilted his head to the right slightly, being confused all of a sudden heard what sounded like a very painful yet hoarse scream. Turning to see what it was he saw John oozing black thick molasses-like substance from his ears and eyes. Stunned Friedrick took a step back, trying to understand what the heck is going on. Friedrick then notices the empty vile lying on the ground next to John. Friedrick seeing that finally begins to look at the substance in the vile. Looking at it Friedrick could not see anything through the vile it was mostly brown, very murky, but strangely there were streaks of green and black going through the liquid. Friedrick then realized that he never stirred it or shook the vile enough to cause this torrent of movement going on in the vile and as Friedrick began to look closer what looked like a lightning strike ripped through the vile causing the torrent of movement to shift. Freaking out now but afraid to drop the vile Friedrick began looking around for Master to find him rolling John over letting more of the Molasses like substance out of his mouth and nose.

“I know Friedrick what your thinking but I will tell you right now all that elixir is going to do for you boys since your so young is push out any impurities that will cramp your muscle development or cause you an early loss in energy. So don’t worry I will take care of you both and drink it after which I will be taking it too. As I must take it every hmm how long has it been 20 something years.” Master stated plainly.

Friedrick finally accepted this and pulled the stopper out and sat down on the ground near John. Letting out a breath and stopping himself from smelling it fearing the worst Friedrick downed the vile whilst doing his best not to taste it. Friedrick laid back and for some strange reason tasted sweet meade and smelled the tavern owner’s daughter after a fun roll in the hay. At that exact moment that those two thoughts finished going through his head Friedrick was out like blacked out drunk out, no dreams, no stray thoughts, nothing just done. 

Master got both boys in the proper position you put a drunk in to prevent them from drowning themselves and had a servant girl come out to assist. He told her to keep an eye on the two and wipe away anything that looks like it may choke them but does not move them. After giving the young girl her orders Master drinking his tea whilst bottling up his elixir and serum than headed toward town. While walking toward town Master began physically regressing back about ten years, this was due to the effects of the tea Master drank which according to Regin’s daughters was named “Thee Immortal’s Tea” however it is not to be mistaken for Imortalitea which is a Druid’s special tea. As this Immortal’s Tea can’t keep you living forever as the other but only restores the appearance of the one who drinks it. You still will die but you can pass away looking like a baby if you so desire. However, if you take it and the Elixir of Life you can keep living on as long as you don’t choke on the impurities whilst you are expelling them from your body.

Master finally makes it to the smithy that John and Friedrick had been working at in a combined total of one year and nearly six months. Master decided to force the boys to leave when they awoke decided to see where each one was at John being complete on his task still needed to do repairs as Master and him still held practice twice daily and in the last three months John pushed Master into letting him practice with his new sword. Then there was Friedrick who got an extra hand to hand training due to his skill type did not get the forging task till John was practically done forging his new tools.