Early the next morning.
Bruce took Fawcett around the herbal shops throughout Walkervis, buying bag after bag of ingredients. He did not ask whether the prices were reasonable; if they needed something, he bought it.
After a morning of shopping, Bruce had gathered all the ingredients Fawcett needed for the Translator Potion Formula, and enough for three batches at that. He also bought some ingredients for his own magical experiments.
Bruce spared no expense. Some of the money he spent had originally been set aside to buy a slave. He had wanted a healthy slave to serve as Fawcett's body-necessarily male, young, and physically whole. A slave like that would cost a considerable sum.
Now that he no longer needed one, he naturally bought more supplies instead.
With dividends from the Security Company, a salary as one of the church's Nightwalkers, and Wayne Manor's reasonably healthy finances, Bruce did not need to be too frugal.
As an urban district of Walkervis, the Brightlight District always had plentiful stocks of herbs, unlike Rhode Town, where they had needed to wait a week or two for certain varieties.
Besides the established herbal shops, many stalls lined both sides of the streets. Merchants from across Rune and abroad chose urban districts to sell their goods. Generally speaking, city residents had somewhat greater purchasing power than people in villages and towns.
They were also willing to spend that money to improve their lives.
"I should be able to become a Translator today."
Fawcett held two large bags of ingredients, joy on his face. These herbs were more than enough. Once he became an Extraordinary, the problems he faced could be readily resolved, and he would no longer need to be watched by the Night Watchers.
Although the church in Walkervis's Brightlight District had agreed