It took three days, but the small icehouse was finally complete.
The space was quite large, and inside was the huge pool Leech had requested.
"A job well done!"
Leech nodded in satisfaction after his inspection.
The cellar's temperature was already low—cold, even. Ice would melt very slowly here.
He didn't need the ice to last from winter all the way to summer, just for it to melt more slowly in the icehouse.
The masons left.
Leech directed the manservants to carry buckets of water into the icehouse. Running up and down with the water left the servants panting and exhausted.
At last, the pool was filled.
'Alright, let's begin.'
Holding an iron rod, Leech focused his will.
Frost Enchantment!
The iron rod was instantly enveloped in a thick white mist.
He plunged it into the pool, and ice crystals formed in the water at a visible rate.
In three minutes, the pool was almost completely frozen!
