"They won't be conscious," Marek said. "It's supposed to kill everything but the brain. It left me conscious for a little while - and alive for longer - because I'm awesome."
He looked up at her from where he was propped up on the pillows. "And because I've already built up a lot of immunity to many of the ingredients, just not in that combination. There was probably plenty more time to save me." He grinned. "But it can't be cured with a bezoar for anyone else. Not unless they happen to have it in their mouth already and they swallow it at the same time as the poison, I suppose."