Alice would have laughed if it wasn't incredibly unprofessional in this setting. It seemed that Edison and his mother were quite the pair, for he most certainly wouldn't have accepted the potion either unless it was the most dire of circumstances. Then again, Alice likely would've insisted he take it for her sake (she truly couldn't stand seeing him in pain) and have caved where his mother would not.

Not that it mattered anymore.

She nodded her understanding, not trusting herself to speak with the thoughts swirling through her head, and lifted Mrs. Moony's hand to inspect once more. "I'll start now then, if that's alright?"

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