<strong>~ Brie Hatteclyff &amp; Kyan Dryden: speaking to Bethany</strong><br/>Brie gave the poor serving girl a smile. “Some tea would be lovely, dear, and maybe some biscuits. Thank you.” Her temper was due to her cousin, and she never saw the point in taking it out on others if the target was already available. Kyan glanced at the serving girl briefly, then away. He suddenly received a back handed slap across his chest from his cousin. With a jerk and a start he turned to look at Brie puzzled. “You were asked a question, Kyan. Do not be so rude. Say no thank you if you do not want anything.”<br/><br/>He blinked at her owlishly for many moments, thinking she was so like his mother, and hers with the whole manners thing. What did it matter, he was an adult, and it was only a serving girl after all? One look at Brie’s face told him he’d better answer, and quickly, or he might end up with more than a back hand to his chest. Looking to the girl he paints a smile on his features. “I do believe I will have some tea actually.” He pauses and a slight movement out of the corner of his eye, make him add a hasty thank you.<br/><br/>Brie very nearly rolled her eyes, but instead turned away. “See, that wasn’t so hard, now was it.” Turning back to Bethany, she smiles once more. “Better bring extra biscuits, just in case, sweetie.”<br/>