Herman turned toward Seth, smiling. "We cannot teleport into the village. We will scare the villagers and we might not live to tell about it." Seth smiled once, understanding, and then followed his great uncle. Herman turned sharply to face him. "You are sworn to secrecy as to the location of my shop. I cannot have people wandering in with explosives lying around." Herman pointed toward the cauldron on the table.
Seth nodded in agreement, saying dramatically, "I will tell no one."
Herman looked at him seriously then. "This is no joke, my dear Seth."
Seth nodded, serious this time, then looked at the cauldron on the table containing the smoking, moving goo. "Will it be okay? Maybe we should cover it up."
"No!" Herman yelled quickly, making Seth jump, and held out a hand. "Trust me; yo
