3 Process and Production

Before Edith left for the Eastern Front, She gave a list of tasks to Cole as she didn't want anyone in the City Hall or from His Majesty's side to suspect her actions. Especially with the City Hall Director, Barov Mons who was always finding faults with her actions. Soon, she'd have to deal with Barov and the best way would be to lessen his credibility in-front of His Majesty but she won't limit herself to just that, there's hundreds of vengeful thoughts lurking inside her thoughts.

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Two days went by and his sister traveled back to the Eastern Front along with the Army Commander, Iron Axe. Cole Kant was busy going back and forth, doing all the chores his sister gave him. First of which was to contact an alchemist named Jale Bate who her sister coerced into doing her bidding. He didn't ask her sister how but whenever they meet, the young alchemist was always wary of his actions towards the witch named Evelyn. He was still studying the courses His Majesty implemented and his head hurts whenever he overhears their conversations.

"The chemical reaction after creating a resin from the plant you've used to brew these drinks is probably the cause of the effects" Jale concluded after he continuously researched on the plant and the drink Evelyn made.

During the following days after Edith contacted Evelyn, the winery was still in-operation but it was Cole who resolved the problem of her 'new customers' and with them taken care of, Evelyn was a little relived. She new fully believed in the management still of the Northern Pearl for her to easily resolve her problem.

Though Jale identified the main cause, he is still missing a few points as the resin when re-created using polymerization method only show a similar chemical compound as the drinks but the effect of in-taking the resin is a far cry when drinking the magically concocted wine.

While Jale was in the store room conducting his research he instructed Evelyn to create another batch of the new drink but with additional ingredients to create comparisons to his initial results. As the alchemist director said, no matter if it is created by magical, mechanical or chemical means, everything is coherent to the laws of natural science so he knew that there must be a composition of elements that could replicate Evelyn's new drink.

Yes, replicating it was the specific task the Northern Pearl specifically tasked him to do and the witch was unaware of this. Jale then looked up as Evelyn put the newly created wine sample in his table. He's looking at a victim just like him who was coerced by the sly City Hall Officer in one way or another but it's not time to feel remorse to a fellow victim.

He felt a tingling sensation in his lower area as he remembered how he was coerced and he knew that if he did not deliver a satisfactory result, a heavy repercussion would fall. He was not fully concerned with himself as the worst would be getting stripped off his alchemical title but for someone else, someone important enough in the development of Neverwinter.

The castle district has lesser patrols roaming around as almost everyone was deployed in the front lines and if there's any inquiry or concern from the residents, it will all be directed to the City Hall so most of the primary functions and decision making that the Lord usually does are now the their task so you could say, the people handling the City Hall is the rulers of this city. Cole knew that power and freedom is only for those who stand above and even now with all the rules and free choices His Majesty Roland implements, he still feels constricted especially when he learned the ins and outs of the city's policies. The new rules are just a more complex version of slavery as it directly targets those vulnerable to their desires. Those factory workers and builders are slaving away their work to feed themselves and buy new luxuries for themselves. At first glance, it looks like freedom as you are able to choose how you live but down to it's core, it's eating away the lives of all its residents. Though he was not opposed to it as compared to actual slavery, these people are eating and living in a better environment. These realizations that his sister helped him understand made him frightful of the current ruler, His Majesty Roland. For someone to device a complex plan to create an army of slaves to do his bidding while making them think that they are doing it for themselves is someone that truly transcends his time.

His sister, though was not in the same league of the current ruler was not without merits. She fully absorbs everything His Majesty Roland implements and creates innovative modifications to them so deep inside, he knew that once his sister would soon surpass His Majesty and when that time comes, he'd finally be able to achieve true freedom unbound by laws nor common practices.

Looking at the middle part of his list, he saw the name of another witch "Maggie" crossed out. Though he did not know how a witch that can turn to a pigeon help her sister, he knew that it won't end well for anyone in his list.

After dealing with the frenzied customers and organizing the plan his sister told him about, he went back to the winery to check on the replication process.

"S-Sir Cole, you're here" Jale staggered when he saw the man who entered the store room. "I'm still in the process of discerning the components of the drink but rest assured it'd soon be completed"

Cole did not respond but looked again at his list of tasks then composed himself then walked towards Evelyn who was also busy concocting a new drink. Two other men came inside the store room and stopped behind Cole. He knew that the constitution of witches are far stronger than ordinary men but after seeing the extreme effects of the drink. he knew that even witches are susceptible to its effects.

"Good afternoon Lady Evelyn" Cole greeted. Evelyn looked and greeted the same in response.

Cole got closer and ran his hands on Evelyn's waist. This action startled the witch and even the alchemist but Cole soon proceed to soak his handkerchief to the newly created drink.

"Forgive me, my lady" Cole said as he forced the handkerchief to Evelyn's mouth. The witch tried to struggle but was pinned down to the floor by the two men and the basin where the newly created drink was forcefully poured to her mouth. With the handkerchief preventing her from closing her mouth and with Cole holding her jaws and squeezing on her cheeks, she was unable to resist and soon, large amounts of the drink is inside her system.

Evelyn who was struggling moments ago was now docile and her eyes were blank. Soon after she felt euphoric and was vomiting liquid matter.

As the two men were fitting the witch inside the sack, Cole repeated the task he just read. "Evelyn is a liability, fix her".

He then looked at the alchemist and gravely said "Don't become a liability Mr. Alchemist".