The months of training had worked their inevitable magic on him?  
The aggressive wasps battered themselves against the wire-mesh while emitting a high-pitched humming music. The insects stung his swollen flesh repeatedly. She wondered what psychotropic substance the venom provided, and how Venport had discovered it. Unable to find adequate words for her fury, she finally said, You disgust me.
 
One time after lovemaking, Aurelius had claimed that he experimented with drugs for more than his own amusement, or even commercial earnings. As scented candles burned in a rock alcove above their bed, Venport had confided, Somewhere out in the jungles, I hope to find a pharmaceutical substance that can boost male telepathic potential. With it, he hoped to bring certain men up to a psychic par with the Sorceresses?