She just nodded at that, too stunned to make any meaningful response. Ignoring her, I reached out and picked up the teacup… while secretly using my magic to check the drink. Called me paranoid, but recent events had shown that it was always better to be prepared. The result came back clean, which was a good sight at first glance. However, my knowledge of magical poisons was low though, and I had to take the risk that I failed to detect them.
