honey bear

As the bottles were filled Corbie corked each one and set it aside to be set in the cool cache later when they were all ready to go. She preferred to keep them here by themselves rather than somewhere that she needed to store anything else, since bottled cider continued to ferment a bit and had a tendency to... well, explode, occasionally. When the last bottle had been filled and only the dregs were left in the jug, Corbie grinned at her helper. "Well, Artisan, I think you have more than earned this bottle of mead. Maybe you will come back in a few months to try this batch? In exchange you could spread the word that we have it for trade," she added slyly. If she was going to do as she'd told Aryn, and start gathering a community here, being known for her crafts would be an important start.