I Should Have Been Down

She waved off his apology with ease, and Iroh would relax again. He’d tensed to leave if she was ready to enjoy her time alone, but he was also feeling the length of his journey and the rest was well worth it. ”No need, dear Aranea.” He told her with a tilt of his head. ”Your presence is payment plenty, I enjoy sharing my tea.” Iroh explained softly as he finished his cup and leaned back, satisfied.

Iroh’s blue and lavender gaze searched the horizon laid out before them as she spoke up again, her statement not completely unfounded. ”Oh? Why do think that is?” He prompted her to continue the thought and he looked back over to her petite form. Iroh was curious where she might go with this, did she feel so uncomfortable around her pack mates? Iroh found it easy to strike up some kind of conversation with anyone, especially when he started with tea.