Helotes watched, with more interest than he had expected, as Chio poured the tea. It smelled heavenly, and the cups she had were beautiful. Obviously human relics, but so well preserved, he guessed they must have run in her family. This caused him to give her wagon another once over, raising his head to try to peer into its innards; what other trinkets lay inside he wondered. She confirmed his suspicions about her origin, her accent somewhat grating especially in her cutesy high voice and it was everything Helotes could do but to keep from grimacing; he despised those types of voices.
Vesper asked him through her teeth what he had been up to and he just laughed heartily, Oh Vesper, don’t worry about it, it was nothing nefarious. The oriental woman asked him his name again as he daintily picked up the tiny cup in his huge paws, the heat barely penetrating the thickness of his pads. Vesper seemed quite uncomfortable with the situation as she mirrored Helotes’ action, and he grinned. Chione raised a small hand, showing him not to drink, which he heeded but instead let the cherry vapor enter his nostrils, Yes ma’am, Helotes is my name. Vesper and I live in Inferni, a coyote clan to the south of here. Interesting that he was letting this info slip, but he was going full blast with the politeness here.
He hesitated a little more, feeling the tea cooling, and he took a small sip, the cup resting gently between his fingertips. It was very strong, more so than he had expected; it was nothing like the soothing brew Enkiel made. But still, it was an interesting taste and he looked down into the warm liquid, seeing the scraps of tea leave floating near the bottom. He was beginning to really like tea.
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