Suggestion and Dream Infiltration

At the only school in Damir Port, Abner looked at Viscount Karen, who had made his request with such gravity. His smile faded, and he asked seriously, "What do you need my help with?"

As long as the request was not too unreasonable, Abner was willing to help. After all, whenever he had written to Karen for advice, Karen had never turned him away.

"Lydia's 'desire' for that boy Tran has been growing harder for her to control... I can prepare a potion to suppress the impulse, but I'm missing several key ingredients. It'll take at least two or three days to get them. I'm afraid she'll do something she regrets for the rest of her life before then."

Karen added, "I'm not worried about Lydia getting hurt. I'm afraid she'll hurt the boy when she loses control."

Are the Sanguine that dangerous when they lose control? Abner wondered. Outwardly, he asked thoughtfully, "You want me to keep an eye on Lydia for a few days and stop her if she can't control herself?"

That could be difficult. I can't maintain Psychological Invisibility for two or three days... And without it, my counter-surveillance skills are so poor she'd spot me in minutes. Worse, she might take me for a pervert spying on a 'young lady'...

My reputation is bad enough, but at least there aren't any rumors about me being a creep... Is the next big story going to be 'Hero Detective Stalks Young Woman, Gets Caught After Making His Move'?

As Abner's thoughts ran wild, Karen shook his head. "No. First, you can't watch her every moment. Second, stopping her by force is essentially no different from taking her away. Both would damage her mind and put her at tremendous risk when she takes her next potion.

"Experience tells