/me takes the cup, noticing with impatience that the trembling in her hands was not entirely an act. Attempting to keep herself under complete control, she looked at the kindly woman.<br/><br/>"I... thank you..." she gasped in a shaky voice, playing the part of terrified handmaiden as best she could, "I'm not sure what I'd have done if you hadn't... well... Thank you."<br/><br/>Sipping the tea, she blinked at the innocent looking liquid in the cup. By all appearances it was a normal tea... but upon drinking it, she was assaulted by the most wonderful flavor she'd yet exprienced. Immediately she felt herself beginning to warm from within. Her nerves seemed to settle and calm rapidly.<br/><br/>"This is really good," she says, smiling at the woman, "You really know your herbs..."