Squeezing his arm in her own in response to his question, she smiled over at the man of similar height, [color=#FFE58F]"Because you're cute when you're flustered!"[/color] She settled herself into one of the chairs with a small groan, looking out over the sea. As much as she loved the little stream behind her home in the Lavender Beds, it certainly couldn't hold a candle to this. She closed her eyes, leaning her head back over the chair top.

Still staring closed-eyed off into space, she nodded, [color=#FFE58F]"Your going inside sounds far preferable to my going inside. Tea, Shroud leaves, hot. Please and thank you."[/color] The woman buried her fingers in her loosely-braided hair, gently kneading at her scalp. Goodness, she hated how easily she tired recently. Tea would help; caffeine always helped after all.