Lisbeth sat down at the table, pacing the shimmering tree branch and the wrapped bundle of ash side by side. Collecting the required ingredients hadn't been easy, but she supposed that was the point. It it were easy, it wouldn't be a quest.
She carefully unwrapped the handkerchief, revealing the handful of ash inside. She didn't know how she was supposed to coat the branch with it, other than just rubbing the ash onto the wood and hoping that worked. Frey hadn't exactly been that specific.
She pulled out another handkerchief and wrapped it around her fingers. She didn't want the ash to stain her skin, and she figured the handkerchief would work better for spreading the ash. She dipped her wrapped fingers into the ash, then began rubbing it onto the wood. The ash left dark streaks on the wood, but even after a few strokes, the area she was working on didn't seem very well coated. She would have to try to cover every inch of the wood, and hope that she didn't miss a spot. She didn't know if Frey would deny Lisbeth her reward if the coating wasn't completely perfect.
She carefully unwrapped the handkerchief, revealing the handful of ash inside. She didn't know how she was supposed to coat the branch with it, other than just rubbing the ash onto the wood and hoping that worked. Frey hadn't exactly been that specific.
She pulled out another handkerchief and wrapped it around her fingers. She didn't want the ash to stain her skin, and she figured the handkerchief would work better for spreading the ash. She dipped her wrapped fingers into the ash, then began rubbing it onto the wood. The ash left dark streaks on the wood, but even after a few strokes, the area she was working on didn't seem very well coated. She would have to try to cover every inch of the wood, and hope that she didn't miss a spot. She didn't know if Frey would deny Lisbeth her reward if the coating wasn't completely perfect.
