Shock crossed her arms as she waited for Carver's explanation. Her posture loosened with each word, and even the hint of a smile started to form as she picked up where he was going with this.

"[i]Interesting[/i]," she said, in a gleeful tone that said she had already reconsidered kicking him around the lair.

And then he pulled out the bottle. Shock tried to keep her poise, but that her eyes widened even slightly gave away the gears turning in her head as she realized what Carver held.

That would make her trick work [i]far[/i] better than she'd planned.

Barrel tilted his head in confusion.

"Sparkly water?" he asked.

Shock turned and slugged him.

"For all the times the witches let you in the back, you'd think you'd know an invisibility potion when you see one!"

Barrel shoved her back.

"I don't know [i]everything[/i] they have in stock!"

"Because you only ever focus on what you can eat!"

Shock pushed him again, then turned to Carver. There was [i]no way[/i] the pumpkin creature was going to just [i]give[/i] her such a valuable item.

"And what does my [i]favorite monster[/i] want for it?"