“Pray forgive me Detective. It was never my intention to disturb the case you were on, especially not one of such calibre. I only wished to test my latest mixture and cause a bit of harmless fun. Fair to say, the results were not as I had expected.” I can sense genuine guilt. “I have had little time to rectify my mistake. Naturally, I will cover whatever damage I have caused.”
It seems he regrets his actions. As long as he is willing to cooperate, I might as well find out every bit I can. “You wouldn't mind answering a few more questions then?” “Of course not. I do not shy away from what I did. What do you wish to know?”
“Why specifically Lalafells?” “Ah, now that you mention it. It does indeed seem that only the little ones were affected. Quite frankly, I do not understand myself. Perhaps it is because of the potency of the potion in proportion to the individual? Fair to say, there are a lot of quirks to work out.”
“And the chickweed?” I point to the drawer full of the stuff.