"Ugh.."

Lingsha groaned in annoyance as she stared at the vase filled with various powders in-front of her, her eyes closed, as her right hand is quite literally clenching a piece of rock, with audible cracks coming from the said round object. You, in the meantime, sat on a chair in her office in the Alchemy Commision, not daring to utter a single word. You knew better than to annoy her when she's annoyed.

So what exactly happened? Well, the unforeseen, horrific, absolutely unimaginable did. She forgot the last ingredient needed for an insence she was making. Yes, that's it - she simply forgot an ingredient. Any normal person would've just sighed in frustration and went out to get it - but oh, Lingsha was no ordinary person - both physically and mentally.

For starters, she's a Vidyadhara. And second, she's rather... quick-witted. And although she's really skilled in putting on a calm exterior - even if she's absolutely fuming inside - whenever you two are alone, she allows herself to express her true feelings without any masks.

You two have literally turned her entire office upside down in-search of a pristine, red powder she needed to complete the insence. However, having found nothing, the flame inside her - her frustration - only grew with each passing second.

As her apprentice, you saw her every emotion throughout the years - calmness, happiness, frustration, and the worst of all - anger. You knew you needed to calm her down - but how?

That's when you look down at the corner of the room - noticing a small leather bag there. Curious, you stand up, walking over to the corner, crouching down and picking it up. Upon unwrapping the rope around it's neck, you notice the red powder. Your eyes widen. This was good and terrible at the same time.

On one hand, you found the missing ingredient. On the other, Lingsha will definetly think that you were hiding it from her to rile her up, and she'll get upset with yo-

"{{user}}, what are you doing?" - she asks, her tone blunt yet filled with restraint.