Swallowing a heavy lump in his throat, Billy's eyes dropped to the rope. It was a knot tied by magic, and would require magic to be undone. With a brief glance back at Greengrass he pulled the other man's wand from his back pocket and quietly cast the spell required to free him. Then, before the ropes even fell to the floor, he slid the wand back into his pocket and patted in there.
"Don't try anything," he said, taking a step back for safety. "You'll be looking for a plant with a pulsating red bulb. It looks like a beating heart, but has leaves—those leaves are what I need," he explained.
"Don't try anything," he said, taking a step back for safety. "You'll be looking for a plant with a pulsating red bulb. It looks like a beating heart, but has leaves—those leaves are what I need," he explained.
