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Andrius: Bah, none of this makes sense!!
I can't fathom why ANY of our troops would want to defect to those lizardmen.

Andrius: Now I'm starting to wonder if our missives were in on this as well, or whether they all had their brains addled by that... drug you mentioned.
How's that stuff even work?

Brennan: Siren's bloom?
It's a rare plant that triggers mild amnesia in humans, as well as temporary confusion, if ingested.
Brennan: The effects are quite potent; a few sips of that tea, and you'd have returned to Axele believing there was nothing out here to report.
Andrius: Incredible... I've never heard of anything like that.
Brennan: It's a drug that's seldom used because it's so dangerous to prepare.
Frankly, I don't think he could've done it himself. He must've gotten help from a mage... or an apothecary.