Concordia (Shabby): This seems rather unprecedented.
Anataeus (Shabby): It is. I’m exploring new frontiers in alchemy here.
Nils: Dare I ask what the great alchemist is concocting now?
Anataeus (Shabby): Imagine yourself with an increased sensitivity to life.
Anataeus (Shabby): If a guard were standing in the next room, you could feel their presence. As a kind of pulse, or thump…
Concordia (Shabby): Sounds rather ghastly.
Anataeus (Shabby): But you’d be nigh-undetectable.
Nils: I suppose I do enjoy the occasional unfair advantage.

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Nils: If I were to use this and go to the market, would I collapse into a quivering heap of nerves?
Anataeus (Shabby): The effect is subtle, but you may want to avoid crowded areas while using it. 
Nils: You say this as though you’ve already tried it.
Anataeus (Shabby): My confidence and reasonable certainty isn’t enough for you?
Nils: Over the course of my life, I’ve learned that trust is not something to be given lightly...
Concordia (Shabby): Especially not to alchemists.
Anataeus (Shabby): That’s a fine thing to say in the presence of a thief.