Edwin led the way up the staircase leading around the outside wall, all the way to the top of the tower. The room there was even more cluttered than the one downstairs, except for the center of the room, which was dominated by a magic circle carved into the stone floor. The only things that seemed out of place for a magician's lair was the modern chemistry setup off to the side, bubbling with another alchemy process, and the antique computer shoved into a corner and practically buried in printouts.<br/><br/>"OK, the first test is simple, but I'm afraid I'll need a bit of your blood to perform it."