On the Subject of Flowers

Katja remained silent and impassive as each of the four wolves chose to sample the beverage. Birna Xanilov gave a quick opinion before deferring to her alpha and indicating she was returning to her patrol - a warrior Katja could certainly approve of. Valentine questioned her about what she would want in return before unexpectedly asking about the containers themselves. Katja sensed a profit, but she had little knowledge of what the containers actually were, and with raised brow invited Kassander to explain them. He did not make an attempt to make a sales pitch for them, but simply an explanation of the methods, and Katja took up the thread as he trailed off. "In exchange for a full supply, from you we would ask for access to your orchards during the times certain fruits are ripened in order to harvest them. Supervised, of course. Yours is not the only orchard, but it is a convenient one to our lands and holds much of what we use in the beverages. A benefit to us both, hm? We would also ask for a single buffalo in addition." Her expression bland, poker face on, she settled in to haggle. This Valentine was a shrewd one, and she would need care to handle him.