"There are some more local flora that have similar mitigating effects on nausea, but I find ginger to be the most pleasant in conjunction with the syrup."
"Oh, it is not that I assume Lys has any designs, my lord." Alethea waved her hand with an embarrassed expression. "Just the nature of that kind of economic exchange. Besides, so many things can go wrong in a journey, it is better not to rely on the whims of the sea." And pirates.
She nodded sympathetically, "Understandable. What has been said to you about this matter?"