Esme starts her brewing, heating up her cauldron, and waiting for the water and salt to rest. After a couple of moments, her left-hand reaches out to obtain the essence of wormwood. Her right-hand holds the cauldron at a slight angle, adding in precisely ten drops of the essence of wormwood. Her left-hand reaches out, holding it at a switched angle as she adds ten more drops, carefully watching it fall into the cauldron. She adds her cut pieces of valerian root with water, waiting for it to settle. Her eyes widen in surprise as the potion takes the form of a deep back liquid.