178 Trust

There was a way he could pull off his plan to drink from Riha without risking the selkie's life. His plan included a dart and a potent mix of several paralytic agents that could be procured by one of his housemates.

In the end, Salem volunteered to get it for him because he was familiar with the dangerous items on Syryn's list. The blond alchemist had raised a brow at some of the names on the shopping list. With a sharp glance at Syryn, he pocketed the paper and left.

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"I'm concerned," Salem softly announced later that day. He had been watching his friend mix a batch of some of the most dangerous ingredients they'd brought into their alchemy room. Syryn had been acting strange the past few days, so unlike himself, and it had been a point of worry for the blond alchemist. When he was asked to get the items on a list that Syryn had handed to him, Salem's worries rose. But he followed a policy of 'don't ask don't tell'.