The Hand That Mocked Them

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"Hironymus," Kivvien said, "would you come here and begin measuring out these powders? I have the proper measurements listed here." He gestured to the page he had just flipped to in his journal.
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"Certainly!" He hurried over to assist.
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Kivvien laid out the powders and measuring equipment, then went to attend to another task.
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Hieronymus set about measuring.
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Kivvien glanced occasionally down at him to check on his progress.
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He was working very competently. Laurean was watching him with a frown, squinting every now and then.
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Kivvien occasionally took the measured powders and added them to his own mixture.
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Laurean paced the room, stumbling through the mess. "What do you want me to do?" he asked.
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"You can begin drafting transmutation spells. I believe that falls within your areas of specialty?"
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He nodded. "To a certain extent. I'll need the homunculus to read from my spellbook."
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"Of course," he said, somewhat distracted.
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Hieronymus stopped measuring and went to help Laurean, glancing over his shoulder at Kivvien.
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Kivvien briefly met his eye, then glanced cautiously at Laurean before returning to his work.
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Laurean set about flipping through his books, instructing Hieronymus to read specific pages until he got to the transmutation spells, at which point he told the homunculus to begin casting spells.
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Kivvien moved to intervene at that point. "Has he been trained in transmutation and all of the proceeding subjects?" he asked tersely.
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