"Well," Sabine grinned and giggled at the thought, "He was right about the confusion. If we get him to drink again, maybe we can unlock more wisdom." Now that she was in a glowingly good mood, Sabine shifted such that her head was level with Peiter's. She felt like talking more. "Have you or Tzirret been in relationships before?" She asked casually.

Janius left the door open and leaned against the wall next to it. His humourless face returned as he looked at Kaleeth, "That, my love, is skooma. Those people in there, look, they're starved, wasting. They spend all their gold and time here, because nothing matters to them except the euphoria. All of them became this after one bottle." Janius kept his voice low enough that the others in the room would not hear. He didn't want to make them cross by lecturing, even if they weren't listening. "I have some gold to help you buy your bottle, but I want you to make the decision yourself."