#14 - Distractions

Arthur had sent his letter off, but even with magic things weren't instant, so he knew he would be waiting a while. He hoped his uncles wouldn't think it was too rude, since he'd written things a little quickly. With his winter clothes on, Arthur thought he might as well kill some time by trying to find some ingredients, even if the snow made it difficult.

Wrapping his scarf more around himself as well as tugging his hat down to cover his ears better, Arthur set to looking for some of the golden, tubular plants he knew produced a type of plant goo used for a few different potions. Sometimes he wondered if it wouldn't be easier to just keep some of this stuff on hand. It would be nice to have a surplus of ingredients. One never knew when nuts would be needed for a potion, for example, which was why Arthur liked to keep some from the table.

With that in mind, it wasn't so bad to be looking for ingredients in the snow, if only because it also meant he wouldn't be thinking about his family being harmed.