The root of misfortune

As long as one managed to acquire all the needed ingredients, concocting the Flask de Amore  should be as easy as a piece of cake. All they have to do is to mix all the ingredients together inside a cauldron while letting it sit over the fire for a predetermined span of a couple of minutes. Add some chanting and a little singing here and there, and Voila! You had your own love liqueur ready to use. In fact, even the spell that they have to chant is so simple and easy to memorize. Compare to the usual tongue twister-like and foreign words that they were using during spell casting.

But all luck started to work against Niccoli when he accidentally purchased a defected set of Ashwinder eggs. As these eggs were highly combustible, it is a must for it to be processed and handled with much care. At first, Niccoli already noticed that the Ashwinder eggs that he purchased were slightly vermillion in color. A little different from the bright red color as described by the book. But