Madam Pelman was more accommodating than Ravina had originally expected. The old woman had allowed her to share her ideas and even give her some pointers on her ambitious project—although she did suggest that the young girl give up the ‘useless endeavor’. Still, she showed her enough support that Ravina was confident her plans could come to work. It was something beneficial to both parties, thought it might raise a few eyebrows if child services existed here.
The young daughter of the raven wanted to get to work right away, unfortunately Elysia had other ideas. The young girl was savoring a cup of hot tea. It warmed her insides up pleasantly giving her a nice peace of mind. Madam Pelman had given her a lot to think about and the young girl wouldn't ruin this with a half thought out plan. After all, it would be the first thing that she did.
Still, the air was warm, the tea good and the chair comfortable. She wouldn't be blamed if she closed her eyes and enjoyed herself for a moment, would she? Siet had gotten a lot better at making tea and Ravina had become more accustomed to the young maid standing by in her room, ready to answer her call. In short, the young lady of the house was getting used to her life, and it was quite… comfortable. The thought alone let loose a deep, comfortable sigh.
Yet, no sooner did she relax however then the doors burst open and the woman entered soon after her cheery words. “Ravina!~” The sweet call from Elysia, dressed in simple attaie, caused the girl’s heart to leap almost as high as she did. She spun around wide eye, her mouth open as she gathered her breath.
Meanwhile, Elysia continued on like it was nothing. “A new tea house just opened in the Amara District and we just have to go!” This supposedly noble woman burst into her room without warning and blurted out those words so fast that Ravina could barely comprehend them. She could only blink as she stared at the woman, the light of the new day streaming in from the window and casting a glow in her emerald eyes.
She blinked as the words slowly sank in. “A new tea house?” Ravina repeated. Seit meanwhile was seemingly unaffected by the burst of activity. With grace she effortlessly set up another tea cup for the sudden intruder, filling the cup with warm tea. Ravina found herself stunned by the action “No wait,” she shook her head, “more importantly when did you get back?”
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The last time she was here, the battlemage had been mysterious about her taskings. Hers, and the rest of the order. It had been quite some time since she last saw her, a month? No had it already been a month? Time was slipping through her hands like sand. Not that she kept particular track of it.
Elysia smoothly settled into the chair opposite the young girl and took a sip of tea after thanking the slightly older maid. “Just now, mhmm that's good. Seit, you are a charming little thing aren't you.” the maid blushed slightly at the praise. With another sip, Elysia continued. “Varis had us pulling double shifts because we couldn't find any trace of demons.” she rolled her eyes at the thought of it. “I mean seriously, 12 hours looking around a forest just to enjoy the scenery? I’ve never seen such a peaceful place.” with a tut she took another sip.
“Demons?” Ravina’s ears perked up at the word. Demons were deadly, plain and simple. Yet they were all supposed to be dead, according to the books in the library. Such a thing was ominous, especially to one waiting to hear news of war breaking out.
“Yeah, we were searching an entire forest because those cultists were raving about resurrecting some demon or another.” she scoffed in annoyance, waving the teacup like a blade. Surprisingly the flavored water remained in the cup. “Worthless cu—ahem, anyways, get ready!” the woman was quick to change the subject. “It's already been six days since this place opened up and we're already late enough as is!” looking passed the confused girl Elyisa nodded to Seit, “Yes, that's a good one, make sure to pick earrings that match it.”
Ravina turned to see that Siet, her maid mind you, had already picked out an outfit for her to wear on this sudden outing. She gave a nod to Elysia’s words and offered the woman a thumbs up. What exactly happened that put them on the same wavelength? Ravina’s thoughts almost made her forget what was really important. “Wait, what's this about a demon?”
“Get ready,” Elysia waved her words aside as she finished the rest of her tea, helping herself to some more she added, “I'll tell you at the tea house, ohh, cant wait to see what's on the menu.”
Before Ravina knew what was going on she was being dragged from her perfectly peaceful tea table to get ready to go out to get tea. “But it's really good…” Years of drinking the stained and boiled water had caused the taste of tea to grow on her, and there were very few teas made as well than that by Bricon, the count's personal tea crafter. Ravina gave a sad look at the tea, the warm steam drifting lovingly from the cup as she was dragged from the room.