Ink had an unnerving habit of storing her potions alongside her beverages. Some of them needed to be chilled lest their effects fade, much like food might spoil. It just made sense. But you certainly didn't want to mix them up with the more mundane liquids. "Let's see... Elixer of Nighteye... Everlasting Pleasure. Oh no that's for a client. Philter of Toad. Eugh. Useful for water breathing potions but not very refreshing. Ah! Dead Guy! Don't worry. It's the name of a beer." She poured to large glasses of the foamy liquid, its deep amber color quite enticing in the low light from outside her window.<br/><br/>It turned out this floor was technically out of phase with the rest of the world and one could look out into what was essentially another dimension. A whale passed by the window, floating languidly through the air, a large eye peering in at them before it moved on. Beyond were rolling, windswept plains, odd stone monoliths poking up and pointing toward the sky among the tall grass. In the sky, curtains of light flowed and danced among the stars.<br/><br/>Ink handed one of the glasses to Lara, waving her now freed hand so that several candles in the room came to life, the low light from outside augmented by the cozy light of the candle flames. It was quite romantic actually and from Ink's expression, she was perfectly fine with that as she sat down in a plush chair across from the couch.<br/><br/>Ink let go of her drink as she turned her attention to a stack of books on a low table beside her chair. Instead of falling to the floor, the drink remained suspended in the air, held aloft by a little pool of light beneath it. A snap of her fingers, and a pair of reading glasses appeared on the witch's face as she picked up a thick leather-bound tome.<br/><br/>"Let's see. You'll need some magical foundations so that you can cast some basic safeguarding spells on yourself. Don't want to experiment with a new grimoire without proper protection, after all." She smiled at Lara over her glasses, expression making it clear that she wasn't entirely talking about magical theory. She placed the tome on the coffee table before Lara beside an arrangement of several crystals... which began to glow a little as the book got near them. It obviously resonated some kind of power.<br/><br/>"And you'll want to know the basic architecture of simple spells. I like to think of them like weaving a tapestry. Some people like to imagine they're building a building as they cast the spell. It all depends on what works best for you but there are certain things common to all types of spell casting you'll have to know if you want to try anything in that book without... consequences."