"I didn't want to tell you your business, but you it did look like work that required eye protection," Claudius says, moving past whatever Tress doesn't wish to talk about. "I suppose I never considering offering this ... but I can make antidotes and medicines. I don't mean to suggest you should come to me if you ever have an accident with spores -- I'd still go to the one of the men with healing magic. But I've handled distillations. I can help with your more repetitive work and research."