The tea kettle hissed, and Brick returned outside for a few seconds to retrieve it before it made any more noise. Around six to eight minutes of steeping and the tea would be ready, he figured. The prepared peppermint was placed in the infuser and stuffed into the kettle. Another quick trip outside to the stash of random supplies, and he produced a pair of old tin army surplus canteen cups, which he brought back to the medical tent, staying as far away from the pair as he could on the way back.