#earthrunes

He makes a gesture, as if painting.. as if painting a door... and sure enough, with portal passage, one appears!

And he motions her to open it at her liking

Zara opens, eager to peer inside.

Oh sweet delight.. oh yes, many more typical teas, quite nice. But there is a treasure here! It must be knew, it must be. There is no way she could have missed this.

It is a shelf of some of the rarest and most expensive teas possible!

A SHELF!

Oh it varies... only one PG Tips diamond bag... but that's that's about the diamonds.. a bit gauche eh?

Feh. Gimmicky.

She's had pur-eh a few times... but.. oh.. flower tea?

but some of these others.. oh

"Silent silent are
bubbles in the water pot
Steeped tea loudly shouts"

She whispers the haiku to bunk.

Tienchi Flower tea is well supplied as the 'cheapest' of the rare teas, Gyokuro oh there's more of it too! Poo Poo Pu-Erh? She wonders if folks know what that consists of. Silver Imports Imperial Tieguanyin, Gold leaf oh...

the magic encircles, coaxes, a whisper for a whisperer.

"My lovelies, my friends... for whom are you intended?"

"We traveled under a cover of misintention, and now we are waiting for guest or staff to call upon us as the Steward or Baroness directs"

Earl whispers "misintention?" but does not speak too loud

"Aye, and what was that cover?"

"The Baroness on a whim did direct the best teas to be brought in should the Countess arrive. But the meeting was canceled due to duties... but the ship ment did not. Too much. Oh dear."

Earl facepalms. Sometimes it's easy to forget how well off Coradel's family is, and what's more, as a sidhe, she has access to.. well... Zara is no pauper, but noblity often purchases things on a whim.

"Ah..."

"And thus, you await the appropriate audience?"

"Any audience now... for thus sayeth the baroness 'oh whatever, i forgot about that..do what you want with it, Delores'"

"Delightful! Thank you!"

"that is not a question, but good manners of course move us to say 'you are most welcome'" and the whispers end.

"It used the last whisper to be mannerly?" Earl blinks "Okay, now that's refined tea"

"Mannerly tea that is, it seems, up for the asking..."

"Mmm" Amused "Yes, this cantrip of mine ends when you close this"

Zara nods and closes the little door.

"Which one is the aphrodisiac?" He asks her softly, wickedly.

"Oh, you...."

"I promise, I need no potions to entice thee." And she leans in to nuzzle his neck.

"True" he admits as his notrils flare happily at the feel of her, "but I do know how you can react to a good cup of tea"

Footsteps in a side hall. Not loud and stompy, but.. oh, is that Delores herself?

"Also true..." Zara fades behind Earl, looking down the hall.

It's the Steward all right, going over some notes for this or that part of her job.

A gentle tug of his hand, towards her bedroom.

And he is pulled towards her bedroom, surprise and delight on his face, "I thought for sure you'd be asking her for..well, you know?"

"Timing matters."

"And I need no potions." A harrumph, oh, she has something to prove now... and her curiosity has paid off.

His eyes sparkle, rarely is she the instigator and.... damn, but she takes up the gauntlet well, "Not even a drop of them," He agrees, and opens the door to her bedroom and gives her a kiss as if greeting her at the threshold.

And the door latches behind....

(Fade to ..something to prove and a smile)