Noble hadn't balked at this — or at least, he hadn't refused. Ford allowed himself a beat of relief before he considered the question. Obsession sounded dangerous — obsession was the sort of word one used about people who were desperate and did desperate things. Infatuation didn't feel exactly right either, but it was closer... and seemed less likely to backfire spectacularly, at any rate. The last thing Ford wanted was a sister who had her own version of the coatroom incident and still wasn't married.
"Infatuation," he decided. "Something strong, but subtle. Maybe something that builds up," he continued. He didn't know if potions building up was a thing; he'd more often heard about potions becoming less effective with repeated use, as people's bodies built up a tolerance to them, not more effective. But presumably if the potion didn't do any sort of build on its own, they could make it happen artificially, by bringing up the strength or the dosage. "Something that would get someone to propose to Clementine."
"Infatuation," he decided. "Something strong, but subtle. Maybe something that builds up," he continued. He didn't know if potions building up was a thing; he'd more often heard about potions becoming less effective with repeated use, as people's bodies built up a tolerance to them, not more effective. But presumably if the potion didn't do any sort of build on its own, they could make it happen artificially, by bringing up the strength or the dosage. "Something that would get someone to propose to Clementine."
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