I Heard Tea Soothes The Soul

Iroh hadn’t even seen the other wolf that accompanied the lady, but maybe that was his intention. Iroh offered a short nod, welcoming him along as well, before he returned to business. Iroh was just being a polite neighbor, they could happily join him… or not and he wouldn’t take any offense. The last intention was to cause harm to the strangers. He seemed to have caught the woman’s attention well enough, enticing her with a spot of tea. He grinned through the handle in his mouth as he heard her follow.

Massive paws carved their way through the forest floor, keeping a slow pace so that the she wolf might catch up to him. By now he could begin to smell the fire, which always brought about thoughts of Elise. He missed her, and cursed himself silently for not bringing her with him. Still, he had company to keep his mind at bay. Blue and lavender eyes glanced in her direction as she spoke while they walked.

All her questions would be answered when they arrived at the make shift camp. Sarabi tended the flames and Iroh placed the cast iron teapot in the flames. His attention quickly diverted back to the woman. ”Iroh Abraxas,” he offered his name with a bow of his head. ”It’s a pleasure to meet you and to have you for tea today.” Iroh set out the two bowls he now had asn the deft handed mandrill placed the dried leaves into each bowl for when the tea was ready. ”It’s called a teapot, you place it in the fire and it warms water within.” He explained, ”It also makes an excellent blunt force weapon.” His deep chuckle echoed through his chest.

He sat back comfortably and waited for the water to warm. ”So, where do you hail from?” She mentioned not being from Boreas. Technically Iroh had been born in Auster, but he considered himself fully native.