Page 54 of Venomous Lies
“There have been mixed mated bonds,” Wells replied as he pulled a face. “I hate the description, but that’s how others say it. Most witches only tie themselves to other witches right now, so if that’s the case, we need to research it.”
What the fuck is my life?
‘I’ve never heard of anything like this, beastie. This never happened with Julian and me,’Cas said quietly.‘But that doesn’t mean much. Why don’t you turn your attention to something you can control, like the potion?’
“Let’s focus on what we can control. For now, that’s the potion.” I rubbed my hands together as I repeated what Cas had said to me. “Because I’m going to have to watch this for the next two days and during any free time on Monday to have this ready for herbology.”
Bones and Wells exchanged a look at my change of topic, but before they could try to divert things, I stood up.
“We can’t do anything about the magick right now, but I can make progress on this potion.”
“What do you need, witchling?”
“I need an animal skull, doesn’t matter what kind to be honest, but the essence of death is essential, so somewhat recent if possible. Then I’ll need to find some moss or fungus grown on a corpse, which shouldn’t be too hard to find, and water that has been brewed with flowers of a poisonous plant. I’ve read a few variations of that part, so I might try a few to find the best fit with what other ingredients we can gather.”
“You brought me here to help you find a skull?”
“I mean… yes?” I smiled widely at my mate. “It made the most sense when I thought of it. Plus, I really wanted you to see this place.”
“You should be able to find it from now on,” Wells added when Bones didn’t say anything. “But I had a question, mainly about the plants found growing on a corpse… How is that going to be easy to find?”
“Lots of the plants here need corpses to thrive,” I replied. “Without a regular gardner maintaining the beds, it should be easy to find what I need. Oh, you guys will need gloves!”
“Yes, that’s the most urgent thing we’ve talked about so far,” Wells joked.
“You’d agree if you worked with some of these plants without protection of some kind. Make sure you keep your shoes on too!”
“Says the one who has no glovesorshoes on.”
“Poison is my specialty, so the plants never affect me.” I clapped my hands together. “So… Can you both help me?”
“Yes,” they replied after sharing a long look.What is it with the two of them already bonding?
“I’ll look for a skull after I finish my smoke,” Bones replied. “But just for the record, I don’t have some kind of bone sensor simply because I’m a bone fae.”
“You don’t use animal bones?” I questioned.
“Children do,” he answered.
“How do they?—”
“By killing them.”
I nodded and hummed. “That makes sense. Wells, you want to help me get the fungi?”
“Sure, but I’m not going to touch the corpse for you.”
“I’ll give you the bag.” I laughed and tossed him a cloth bag along with gardening gloves.
We started going out into the garden, but I whirled around to face Bones when I remembered something.
“Can you bring me a couple skulls? Just in case I need extras! It’s always good to have some on standby anyway.”
“For you, mate? Always.”
“You say the sweetest things.” I blew him a kiss then rushed out into the garden to find what I needed for the potion.
Being here with Wells and Bones felt right. The garden called to me, welcoming me, as I walked barefoot on the dirt to explore the plants.
