The door opened anyway and Elixir stepped inside.

I released a sigh of relief. “It's you, Elixir.”

“Yes,” she hesitated. “Were you expecting someone else?”

“Well,” I stressed and looked down at what I was doing. I quickly pulled my father's note into the others.

It wasn't that I didn't trust Elixir but I felt it wasn't yet the time for her to know. Call it instinct or because I simply don't want to disturb her.

“What are you doing? You should be asleep now.”

“Well, I'm about to. I just wanted to make sure these are arranged,” I lied.

Elixir moved nearer. “What are these?”

“Well, the ingredients for...