Really? They dumped all of it just to send a message?

[ He'd meant to comment on tea varieties first, but hearing this gets a laugh from him as he tries to picture this happening in Derdriu and the seas abruptly turning into tea or something equally fanciful that brief description brings to mind. ]

I'm happy to report my feelings on any particular tea nor any other country are quite so strong as to demand that, interesting as it sounds. My tastes have always leaned a little more towards the herbal side, I suppose, considering my other favorite tea is chamomile. If she's not already told you, Hilda likes both floral and fruit teas, though.

[ Hopefully a helpful tip for the next time the two women get together, anyway. Claude looks back at his own tea cup then curiously as he remembers the ingredients. ]

This one you've made, however, is quite nice. Should you ever make it in person, I'd love to pick up some you've made on one of the weekends Nocwich is open to us all, and I'm happy to pay for it too since