An Understated Dominance by Marina Vittori

"Do you smell that, Max?" Brooke seemed to sense something, and he took a deep breath.

"You mean the herbal scent?" Maximus tilted his head curiously. "It's been there all along, hasn't it? What's wrong?"

"No, it's different now. It's quite special." Brooke went up to the door of the alchemy room. Then, he crouched down to catch a whiff of the scent wafting out from the gap under the door.

He spent most of his time around herbs. Thus, he could easily detect the slightest change in scent.

All of a sudden, the door creaked open.

Dustin was just about to step out of the room when he spotted Brooke crouching on the ground in a weird position. "Dr. Busch, what's wrong? Are you having a stomachache?"

"Uhh ..." Brooke smiled sheepishly before quickly reacting. He promptly asked, "Dustin, how is it? Did you succeed in producing Sanctifix?"

Dustin sighed and put on a dejected expression when he heard that.

such a state, Brooke froze and paled. "You f-failed?" he asked

If Dustin failed to produce Sanctifix, then all the herbs were wasted, and

only managed to come up with a good-quality one. There's a slight difference in the

Brooke's lips

What did it matter what quality the pill

so couldn't

... You've succeeded?"

unless I'm confident I'd succeed." Dustin nodded with a smile and took out

look. He was elated. "This is great! This is amazing! Mr. Shaffer will be alright

been waiting. He had waited for an entire day and night.

let's not waste any more time. Give Mr. Shaffer the pill,"

Brooke dared not waste another moment. Holding the pill carefully in both hands, he jogged into Cinna's

looked sickly thin and pale. His breathing was also light and

any restrictions for consuming Sanctifix?" Brooke suddenly thought