Adeline Lowell's heart skipped a beat. "Everyone… what's this about?"
"That young lady…" one of the elders began, his expression complex. "In several of the practical exams, we discovered she possesses an absolute sense of smell—the most precious talent in the Perfumery Circle. She spent the entire lecture trying her best to hide her abilities and appear ordinary. She might have fooled the others, but she couldn't possibly fool us."
Adeline Lowell was stunned.
Similar to absolute pitch in the music world, an absolute sense of smell was an exceptionally rare gift in the Perfumery Circle. Not every legendary perfumer possessed this talent, but those who did were all but guaranteed to become legends themselves. It was only a matter of time. In the entire Lowell Family, only one elder had ever possessed such an ability.
