Certainly, [ agreeing, immediately, to whatever julius suggests—experimentation, of course, look how biddable she is, so easy to work with. she accepts the vial, examining its contents as best she can in the low light.

for a poison, it looks fairly innocuous—no sickly green hue, like in illustrations, nor any sort of... palpable malevolence. for something called magebane, it's not very frightening. ]

I see, [she says, closing her first around the vial and holding it close to her chest. ] And small sips should do it, then, no need to drink the whole thing? How long do its effects last? Do we have an abundant supply, or should I be rationing?

[ hang on, actually, more importantly— ]

What would happen if I were to take too much? If I did, could that be counteracted in some way? Is there a maximum amount I should ingest within a certain period?

[ rip ness you would have loved to be a medicinal research chemist. ]