Do you think so? [He says, all calm and ease.] I suppose a good tactician might make use of such a thing, but I of course have never done so myself.

[A pretty blatant lie, all things considered.]

Ah, but at our small size enough of them might do the job... or they could be used as an ingredient in a 'perfume' of sorts. I'm sure there are plenty of other things that could be added to perfect the scent.