It will be better than boiled clover. I've suffered through worse for something warm.
[ Claire smiles just a little; war and starving with an army aren't necessarily anything she'd like to go into just now, if for no other reason than this is a nice visit and there's no need to bring down the mood. ]
That's a suggestion I can get behind. And I know we can have anything instantly here, but if you don't mind indulging me, I'd like to brew mine, for you, the old-fashioned way.
[ By which she means taking water from the kettle being kept on the outdoor hearth and setting the loose leaf to steep. As she does that, she answers his question. ]
I did a bit of time traveling in my youth. Not on purpose, not the first time. I should have Hilda over to tell it, she'd probably say it all in a more exciting way.
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[ Claire smiles just a little; war and starving with an army aren't necessarily anything she'd like to go into just now, if for no other reason than this is a nice visit and there's no need to bring down the mood. ]
That's a suggestion I can get behind. And I know we can have anything instantly here, but if you don't mind indulging me, I'd like to brew mine, for you, the old-fashioned way.
[ By which she means taking water from the kettle being kept on the outdoor hearth and setting the loose leaf to steep. As she does that, she answers his question. ]
I did a bit of time traveling in my youth. Not on purpose, not the first time. I should have Hilda over to tell it, she'd probably say it all in a more exciting way.