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CHAPTER FOUR
As they fly off, Kiss tells Fugley she is going to perform a spell that will turn him black. They arrive at the Apothecary Shoppe. Kiss uses magic to break in. She gathers ingredients including Ink of Squid for color and Caterpillar Paste with Butterfly Crystals for transformation. An aged voice calls from a peacock chair. Kiss starts to explain why she is stealing, but the old witch says that she knows why Kiss is there. This is the ancient witch, Gillian. Gillian babbles. She has been waiting, waiting, waiting. Times must align. A powerful witch required. Gillian beckons to Kiss. Come forward witch. Defy council.
Gillian snorts that Kiss is missing the crucial ingredient. So simple, simple, simple. One forbidden herb to change everything. Not in the shop, no no. Gillian watched by the council. See the Misty Lake. Sealed in a vessel. Down, down, down.
Kiss asks why throw it into the lake. Gillian smiles. Witches can't drown. Never ever drown. Only creature in Halloween Hollow can't drown. Kiss feels Gillian isn't telling her everything, or maybe Gillian is just crazy.