While the witch fed Parael the potion Rikive went back into the playroom to look after the children. The puppies all crowded around her feet, obviously wanting the special attention she had been giving them before. Unfortunately she couldn't as she had to stop one of the fae girls from drawing on the wall.

More parents began to arrive to pick up their children, each one shoot her a confused look and asking where Parael was. Deciding not to involve anymore concerned parents she just said he stepped out for a quick errand. A few asked or rather demanded to know who she was and she just gave them the excuse Parael had told her to. 

Honestly the half troll part of the lie gained her [i]a lot[/i] of strange looks.

With less children to watch and things starting to settle down, Rikive returned to the kitchen to see how the potion was taking effect.