So the business will be started soon. Ash gave me the idea of calling it "Shaded Leaves". This way if some of the wards like Danica wish to sell their own merchandise they may. As much as I enjoy her company and sharing my knowledge with her, I look forward to seeing her further her education. With hope she will be able to go to a real school.

But I digress.

This evening I was sitting outside the Recluse going over my notes when I spotted Kyltiana. I gave her the elixirs and instructed her on their use. She's quite eager to assist Lowrey (sp) in trying them out. It will be exciting to hear from them how it worked out.

Just after Ash arrived Issana walked up and Taina had to leave. It was actually pleasant to see her again. After a bit of confusion as to where to sit for all three of us we literally had Sirithil drop in on us in her dragon form. I don't know if I'll ever get used to it.

Our group expanded to four we all headed over to the Wishing Well in front of the Slaughtered Lamb. To tell the truth I hadn't been there in forever. It was a wonderful conversation. For quite some time we discussed the threat of this "Iron Horde" and what the changes to the Portal could mean. Sirithil thinks that it's some kind of 'other Draenor' or something. She mentioned something about changes in time and history. The Bronze flight division. Frankly it was all beyond me. Maybe tomorrow Ash can try to explain it to me in ways I can understand. 

I'll leave the puzzling out of this to others. My heart is in my home and it is there I will focus my attention. We held off the last attacks with little worry, other than my garden being completely wrecked. However the numbers they are saying that are coming through the portal make me pause. Even that many, from my seat of power at The House, might over run the place. It's the numbers that bother me. There are just so many. 

It does no good to worry now. Time will tell. Thankfully the Orphanage isn't too far away so if the alarm goes up all the kids know to head straight for the house. Joshua will take some persuading. I'm sure he will want to fight to protect everyone, but I must impress on him that the best thing for him to do is to make sure everyone makes it to the house. 

The best thing about tonight was that we were finally able to consult with Kyltaina about Erin. As I knew, she is very willing to assist the girl. She needs it now more than ever. When I arrived home I went right over and told her. The poor thing seemed almost to scared to hope it was true. Scared and angry. It took some time but I think she's calmed down a bit and is looking forward to finally meeting Taina. Hopefully it will be soon.

While talking with Sirithil around the Well many of her entourage came by. One was an Ephasia who is requesting my services on mass producing things like Healing potions. My personal lab is no where equipped to handle something like that but she says they have their own and can provide their own materials. I'll have to probably cut out the more exotic ingredients I would normally use because I seriously doubt many of the 'harvest witches' she spoke of have fel tainted plants growing in their gardens. The work involved in trying to get that Nightmare Vine to stay alive was a nightmare in and of itself. That being the case, there are still rather potent recipes that use more common ingredients. Using my refining methods we can increase their effectiveness. There are also quite a few things we will be able to make as well. The wound salve, mana refreshers, and more. 

Ash had a wonderful idea tonight for my next project. Figuring out a method of prolonging one's endurance for a long period of time. Something beyond a simple increase of adrenalin. At first the theory sounds simple and has more... playful uses. But it will be one of my most challenging projects ever. Even beyond my "Touchy Feelie" elixir. The more I think about it the more complex I realize it is. It's one thing to enhance physical sensation, but it's quite another to push the body beyond it's normal limits. The body needs the energy to sustain itself, but at the same time not to push itself too far. It either has to avoid damaging the body further or somehow be able to heal the damage as it causes it.