Scary discoveries!

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Research always gets the blood running. I've just discovered that the "love powders" Athénaïs was getting from the witch Voisin contained Spanish Fly.

Well! "Love" powders indeed.

I have always assumed that "love powders" were some innocuous superstitious ritual. The use of Spanish Fly, however, is a much more serious business. It is known to be deadly and seriously damaging to health.

I just posted about this to my research blog. Now, back to the plot.