By late afternoon, they completed setting up the laboratory. Adrien took a seat on a stool. "We did a nice job", he commented, looking around the room. The shelves were now lined with bottles containing ingredients suspended in fluid, jars of translucent powders, and canisters of nuts and fruits; dried leaves had been hung from hooks, and empty flasks and bowls were lined up to be filled with what would be created during the course. Val had laid some carpets that he had in storage around the room, so to give it a warmer feeling; the walls had been decorated with star charts. On the table in the back, Val had placed large instruments of unclear purpose; a basket contained all kinds of small measuring tools. The books were now arranged by weight, color, and theme; Val had set some of the most useful manuals by the table in front of the window, where he supposed that the majority of the potion preparation would be taking place. Adrien had put special care towards making sure that the windowpane would be perfectly clean, so not to corrupt the light that would be needed for brewing potions.
