Barrow Fields this that kinfolk

oh, did sobeille have a million questions.

she took in a deep breath, steadying her excitement by regulating her breathing. minnow was in for a crash course that was sobeille: part willing student, part willing sociopath.

what be the plants dat make people go to sleep?

sobeille leaned in rapt as minnow shared all she knew. some of what the woman described was hard for the girl to follow — but morsels and pieces remained. all sobeille had to do was piece together the picture on her own time — eventually, becoming the best toxicologist the Teekons had ever seen.

in her honest opinion, of course.