Kaori let out a weak laugh at Hotaru's response as Jin's ears drooped, he set him back on his lap and pet him with a small sigh telling him it was okay.
Alari continued messing with Larel's seal who had just closed his eyes at this point and was trying to pretend Alari wasn't there. Alari glanced over at Mera and Mary when they spoke but he turned his attention forward again deciding it wouldn't be polite to eavesdrop not that he could at the moment anyway due to the way they were talking.
Larel, Alari and Kaori caught what Raina said and let out small simultaneous sighs, Larel and Alari both looked at Kaori after she said it however causing him to look at the two of them a puzzled look on his face.
"What?" Kaori said.
Alari turned his attention back to Larel who looked back at Alari deciding to ignore Raina's four mile comment, he did smile when she was knocked to the ground while Kaori was smiling at Mera saying his name. Alari stared at the seal not really able to blame Kaori, he enjoyed when she said his name as well but he would have to speak with him about manners in such situations.
When Raina stood up and challenged Mera Larel's eyes immediately shot to her as he waited for any movement on her end, he remained still seeing Eryn holding her back and Alari turned his head towards him.
"She's fine," Alari said as Mera gave her rebuttal. "Kaori would you mind making some tea?"
"Sure Oji-san," Kaori said moving to his medicine box carrying Jin with him. "I just have to make it like last time?"
"I don't have the seeds for Uji tea use the chamomile."
"Where's the chamomile?" Kaori asked opening it.
"Should be below the lavender," Alari said turning Larel's head slightly.
Kaori nodded and grabbed some before he started mixing it, grabbing a gourd filled with water, he removed the plug and stopped as a smell hit his nose.
"Oji-san this isn't the water is it?" Kaori asked.
"Nope sake water should be next to it. Look for the blue string," Alari said glancing over at him before returning to Larel.
"I"m surprised Kaori can actually serve any," Larel mumbled.
"I've been teaching him tea ceremony, he has to know many things including how to make tea to perform it properly."
Larel wanted to go into how much of a waste of time that was on Kaori but he realized that it was distracting him and keeping him mostly quiet so he left it alone.
"How long are you going to touch me?" Larel asked getting steadily more impatient.
"Almost finished," Alari said.
"Is it really that complicated?"
"Well it's an original seal specifically for Zenmaru, there's over five hundred seals on here so it takes-"
"Five hundred seals are on my head right now. You never mentioned that in all the details you shared about this thing."
"Over five hundred and I didn't see why I needed to," Alari responded. "I didn't see it as a matter of extreme importance. They're at full power but Zenmaru's still conscious so it's actually a good thing I'm checking them."
"Wait...you've only removed four of those right?"
"Not really I've only released three and a half when you fought Sybil with Hotaru, Mera and the others back then."
"Tea's done!" Kaori said.
He looked over at Hotaru for a moment but remembering her early glare he looked over at Jin who heated the tea up for him.
"Jin give the tea to Mera and Mary,"Alari said.
"I wanna do that Oji-san, I made it," Kaori said pouting.
Alari looked over at Kaori and adjusted his glasses giving him a look, Kaori pouted and poured the tea into the cups before holding two out towards Jin. A blue flame surrounded Jin before he took Alari's form and after grabbing the cups walked over before holding the tea out for Mera and Mary.
Kaori pouted and set some tea in front of Hotaru before holding some out to Eryn.
"You can have some if you want Raina," Alari said releasing Larel's head. "There's a cup for you on top of my box."
"Are you finally done?" Larel said rubbing his forehead.
"Yeah it should be completely back to normal," Alari said. "See that wasn't so bad was it?"
Alari reached into his pocket and pulled out a piece of candy before holding it out towards him, Larel stared at him his eye twitching before Alari put the candy back in his sleeve chuckling a little.
"Old habit," he said moving over to his box. 
"Actually now that Eryn mentions it-"
Kaori started to speak but Alari interrupted him as warning signs started blaring at him as he looked at Kaori's face.
"Mera and Raina both have good qualities befitting of both their inner and outer beauty and I'm positive that Eryn when the time comes will encounter a man that makes him happy and treats him well," Alari said. "The same holds true for Mary-chan and Hotaru as well."
"Oh...well yeah," Kaori said taking a sip of his tea. "I was going to say that Oji-san."
Alari knew that but he wasn't going to say it in the manner he meant, it always came out the wrong way. Alari let out a long sigh pouring himself a cup, he rubbed squeezed the bridge of his nose pushing glasses up in the process, he was feeling a little stressed he was looking forward to this tea.
"Here Larel," Alari said handing him one.
Larel took the tea and stared at the liquid, he looked back up at Alari before taking a quick sip. His eyebrows went up as the taste hit him, he didn't detect any trace of poison and it wasn't awful. It was actually pretty good, he took another sip before looking at Kaori.
"Not bad Kaori I actually might hate you a little less now," Larel said smiling a little. "I might have to ask you to make some again."
"Oji-san what should I do Larel's complimenting me," Kaori said looking at Alari blushing a little. "He's showing affection should I return it?"
"Never mind it's back," Larel said his eyebrows furrowing as he took a little sip. "There's actually a little more now."