“What does it do? I don’t think we have it in the Natural World.”
“Odd.” Wildar hums. “I thought all plants in Midscape were also in the Natural World. Perhaps you’re just not familiar with it?”
“Perhaps,” I say. But I doubt it. I’ve spent years learning every herb known to man. If I don’t know about it, I’m confident in saying no one knows about it.
“In any case, the leaves are used in a lot of antidotes to increase potency and how quickly they’re absorbed into the blood. But the bark, that’s the really interesting bit. You can use it to slow a person’s heart to almost nothing—the bare minimum for life.”
“Also used in poisonings, I’d bet.” He nods in affirmation of my suspicion. I can see how it would be useful to slow the spread of poison.
“It’s said the bark can also be used for me
