<div class="floatleft">(http://elliquiy.com/elluiki/images/d/d5/Ayshia.jpg)</div><br/><strong>Who:</strong>Valko<br/><strong>Where: </strong>Center of the Crane Hearth<br/><strong>When:</strong>Late afternoon<hr/>On the way from the cooking hearth, Ayshia spotted her father playing with the wolf and had given him an inquisitive look, with an eyebrow raised. Had he been spying on them? Seeing him with the little wolf reminded her of something she had kept for the right moment, the right person to give a gift to. Now she knew exactly who she would give it to. The needle would also allow her to put the narrow band of leather into the too small hole that her father had made in the delicate piece of ivory. She gave her usual polite smile to anyone who crossed their path. “Let me give your cup a quick wash.” She offered Valko as soon as she entered her home. Ayshia moved aside, and made a gesture of her hand to invite Valko inside.<br/><br/>The hearth was clean, save for one corner where the various carver tools were stacked as well as her father’s supplies and his current project.  There was, next to a bed of furs, another stack of supplies but these clearly belonged to Ayshia as they were leather, and several small carved boxes stacked from bigger to smaller. On top of the stack of leather was the project she had worked on all winter. Neatly folded, there was a thick layer of white leather. “I’m afraid that the spice might stick to the cup and that you’d get another surprise next time you have tea. Once, I think, is enough for my revenge.” Ayshia explained and she held out a hand to take the cup from him and smiled.<br/>