"Perhaps," It was also possible that side effect simply hadn't shown up on the reading. Still, Astarion did have a point. The scan should have picked it up, just as it had the numbing agent and anticoagulant.

He regarded Astarion, picking up on the flirtations. "Perhaps I will offer it again in the future, if you are to be my ambassador. And if we continue to sleep together." Another sip of his drink, and then, "Of course, there will be days when I must be at my best and cannot offer you my neck. When I must lead a battle, for example."