How slowly it grows is just a part of what makes it so rare, and he still approaches with care, watching to make sure he doesn't tread on any stray roots or new offshoots. "Any part will do. Could you help me harvest it gently? I want to make sure I don't damage the whole plant..." He's only seen this alive and growing a few times, even in his long life. More often when he's comes across it as a spell ingredient it was already bottled or distilled, far removed from the original living plant.
Horvath levers himself down on one knee with a grunt, unslings his pack, and rummages for the thermos he brought to put it in. "It's rare enough sorcerers have learned to make a little go a long ways... but fresh and growing like this, it ought to be more potent..." There's more than one purification ritual he could use, in fact, and he'd intended to adapt his needs to what he could get.
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Date: 2015-03-27 02:37 am (UTC)Horvath levers himself down on one knee with a grunt, unslings his pack, and rummages for the thermos he brought to put it in. "It's rare enough sorcerers have learned to make a little go a long ways... but fresh and growing like this, it ought to be more potent..." There's more than one purification ritual he could use, in fact, and he'd intended to adapt his needs to what he could get.