Sisara was surprised when Tasza’s demeanour suddenly changed and he was all aglow over the tea she presented him with but she wasn’t about to comment on it. If they could find a little bit of common ground, a way to get this over with peacefully, she wasn’t going to cast that opportunity into the wind.
“I got it from a merchant at the market, but one I haven’t seen since. Apparently, he only travels through Marn on a very irregular basis. Maybe he came from your birthplace?” Sisara cocked her head as she looked at her fellow guard.
“You got the ingredients absolutely right however. You’d like this one then, yes?” she asked, unable to help the smile on her face that appeared in response to his own delight.
Maybe this wasn’t going to be quite so bad after all.
