"Oh, so you noticed that," Riley lets the tea leaves swirl in the pot, and takes a knee to peer at the contents of liquor cabinet below. The selection isn't as extensive as it could have been given the limited amount of space; but what it lacks in variety, it most certainly makes up for in quality.

( He and Aidan also didn't need to be told that Lia would have disapproved -- he and the Dragon could drink their fair share and handle themselves well enough, but the impression it would give others who did not know them so well would not be so good.

It was, in some ways, important to keep up appearances. To be as human as they could manage to appear -- especially in the little details. )

He brings out two bottles then: one for himself, the other, for his companion.

"I rather like it though. Gives the room just a bit of character."