She knew that he did illegal things underground to earn most of his money, but that did not really matter to her. She opened the door and let Espeon in first, before following. She had warned her not to snack on anything or even sniff on it in this shop, just to make sure. When she entered the store, Dr. Mabuz couldn’t be found at first. She knew he was probably in the back and decided to take another look around. The feline creature was meanwhile sneaking around and Seira could hear her meow, quickly following her call only to find that the doctor had picked her up. Seira quickly rushed over and grabbed her pet from him before following him to the counter. “Usually I do not allow animals in here, but she is special. She has magic in her - you don’t happen to be interested in selling her for some experiments? Espeons are an extremely rare species and I would pay you well,” he said this all as if he was talking about tea and Seira quickly shook her head, “No, I am here for work. Is there anything you need? If not we are leaving again.” He was laughing at her desperate attempt to protect her pet from him, but nodded shortly after. “I do, actually. Something I need you to bring me. I am working on another potion and the ingredient is a bit more difficult to find, but considering what you are it surely won’t be a problem,” he shrugged it off and pulled out one of his books to show her what exactly it was that he was looking for. The herb that she was looking for is an extremely dark green leafy fern, which Stephan assured her can't be missed. He showed her the picture and then proceeded to explain where to find it. “Outside of Oak, the large hills. If you can climb up there, you can also find the herb,” Seira nodded and left the shop. Together with Espeon, she walked to the hills that Dr. Mabuz had described and after a while of looking around she had finally found a decent enough path. The path started out pretty straightforward, flat, direct, and overall there wasn’t much trouble. Eventually however, the trail began to steepen, and she realized there were a couple of twists and turns. It eventually reached a point where there were many incredibly steep cliff faces that she had to climb up. Fortunately, Espeon could climb up even higher and after some time they managed to gather the herb that the doctor was looking for. After collecting plenty they returned to Oak, and the store, where the doctor was already waiting for them. “We got it,” she said and gave him the bag with the things in it. After giving it a look, seemingly surprised that they had actually found what he was looking for, the doctor sighed and slid some money across the table. “Well done,” he said with a nod. Seira and Espeon left the store after that.
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