When they touch me
Hendrick shakes his head, closing his hands into fists, “No, not you. I smell Artemisia absinthium.”
Leaning in, he sniffs at the liquid again, my small brain cells running around hastily to free the books filled with my Latin knowledge from the dust. “Erm…”
I stand there lost while I can observe Lisa going paler and paler.
“I also smell rue and salvia. It’s quite the herbal mixture, seeing that Missy likes it sweet and fruity, isn’t it?” Hendrick tilts his head at Lisa, and she gulps visibly.
“I- I did put in a bit of sweet,” she suddenly admits having prepared it, maybe because Hendrick’s hypnotic powers are taking their toll on her.
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