The Alchemy Lab
Pushing aside a heavy velvet curtain, you take a breath as you enter, ducking your head to pass under a low door-frame. Oh! Now you see why they call him the Alchemist.
You peruse books on transformation, transmutation, evocation – various schools of magic. This is where the Alchemist practices, polishes and preserves rituals. Over there, bottom shelf … something is making a rustling sound …