Editing Interlude – Chocolate Alchemy

{{Infobox_episode|title = Interlude – Chocolate Alchemy|published = March 6, 2020|previousChapter = [[Interlude – Chess and Ships]]|wordcount = 14,631|nextChapter = [[Interlude – Lifting Ants]]|link=[https://wanderinginn.com/2020/03/06/interlude-chocolate-alchemy/ Interlude - Chocolate Alchemy]}}'''Interlude – Chocolate Alchemy''' is the 17th chapter of [[Volume 7]] and the 5th chapter of {{Book16}}.

== tl;dr ==

* [[Palt Fenrisol|Palt]] dries out [[Erin Solstice|Erins]] beans with a spell, then they talk about their species weird quarks.
* Wailant complains to Erin that the kids keep harassing him while he plants.
* [[Erin Solstice|Erin]], [[Palt Fenrisol|Palt]], [[Relc Grasstongue|Relc]] and [[Embria Grasstongue|Embria]], talk about the Military benefits of Nali-sticks, while waiting for the roasted cocoa beans come back from winnowing.
* The cooks and [[Ishkr Silverfang|Ishkr]] start grinding and sweetening the chocolate, when [[Visma Hilcevr]] comes in with a bloody nose.
* The kids make up over their first Chocolate.
* Dismayed over the small return on their labor, [[Lyonette du Marquin|Lyonette]] and [[Erin Solstice|Erin]] start thinking of the most efficient use the chocolate, and how improve the yield.
* [[Erin Solstice|Erin]] goes to [[Saliss Oliwing|Saliss]]'s workshop on the 9th to bribe him but brings him back to the [[The Wandering Inn|inn]] instead.
* [[Saliss Oliwing|Saliss]] and [[Octavia Cotton|Octavia]] meet and start to talk to about alchemy. Later [[Saliss Oliwing|Saliss]] invite her to his shop for an exchange of knowledge.
* [[Erin Solstice|Erin]] mentions “I like him. I want to be best friends.” after [[Saliss Oliwing|Saliss]] goes through the door, to every ones amazement.
* [[Mrsha du Marquin|Mrsha]] gets pants.

== Synopsis ==

== Characters ==
* [[Erin Solstice]]
* [[Palt]]
* [[Lyonette du Marquin]]
* Feiss
* [[Visma Hilcevr]]
* [[Ekirra Silverfang|Ekirra]]
* [[Mrsha]]
* [[Bird]]
* [[Apista]]
* [[Relc Grasstongue]]
* [[Embria Grasstongue]]
* [[Ishkr]]
* [[Wailant Strongheart]]
* [[Octavia Cotton]]
* ? - Pallassian Drake (''First Appearance'')
* Sikay (''First Appearance'')
* [[Saliss Oliwing]]
* Ekirra’s family
* Visma’s family

== Locations ==
* [[The Wandering Inn]]
** Garden of Sanctuary
* [[Pallass]]
** Saliss’ Secret Laboratory

== Items ==
* Cocoa Beans = Chocolate
* Cigarette-sized Puffer
* Vapor-less Puffer
* Puzzle Lock
* [[Sage’s Grass]]
* <em>Nali-</em>Sticks
* Stone Grinder
* [[Magical Door]]
* Erin’s Happy Purple Flame
* Wyvern Eyes
* Youth Potion
* Anti-Aging Potion (''Mentioned'')
* Acid Jars (''Mentioned'')
* Bag of Holding
* Potion of Speed
* Invisibility Potion
* Matches
* Baking Soda
* Anti-[Appraisal] Ring
* Magicore
* Potion of Haste
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