[ seeing him react to her with defensiveness, Yor's fingers twitch then go slack. ]

But that's not how it works! Testing for poison--for allergies is something that takes a long time, with very tiny doses, and very careful monitoring.

You aren't supposed to be a useful experiment, you're supposed to be the reason he wanted to spare you pain. Not inflict more of it on you.

[ her voice is firm this time. there is so much she can't speak on, but this she knows from experience. Garden may have tested the limits of her own poison thresholds, but it was a process done in use of keeping her health in mind. and she agreed to it. ]