Kent started the new extraction with great confidence and high expectations.
He knew he had a lot to handle, and many things could go wrong. However, he disregarded all that and made sure he had all the variables in place.
Negative thoughts would only ruin his work, so he wasn't about to give in.
His fire control, his precision, and his patience had been fine-tuned to the point that he had nothing to worry about. But when he started again, his worries came back.
The first worry, of course, was the fact that the new technique made everything a bit slow.
The flames inside the cauldron no longer roared with their usual aggressive rhythm. Instead, they moved like a breathing organism—expanding, contracting, thinning, then thickening again. Every pulse had to be controlled.
Every fluctuation had to be deliberate.
