I'm... [ Right. He's... still here. Biting his lip when she points it out. ] Going.
[ He takes the tea set on the tray, the empty plate from the cake and slowly walks to the back. He thinks he's got it until he walks into the corner of the counter, pain shooting up his side that he bites back. He doesn't look back to see if she saw that--he doesn't want to know.
Instead, to calm his nerves, he sets about making a fruit and mint tea. It should be calming and offer more for his throat than a black tea would. It takes a little more time than he promised, but that's partly because he almost splashes scorching water on himself.
In the end he has to cheat and just use magic to do it, not trusting his hands to stay steady enough at the moment.
When he does return, it's been around eight minutes and his hands have stopped shaking enough that he can carry the tray with ease. The dishes have been placed in the kitchen for the staff to clean, and he's swiped his card for all the items they've used. Just to make sure it's already done.
He places the tray down gently, doesn't look her in the eye. ]
It's still hot, so we'll need it to cool a little first.
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[ He takes the tea set on the tray, the empty plate from the cake and slowly walks to the back. He thinks he's got it until he walks into the corner of the counter, pain shooting up his side that he bites back. He doesn't look back to see if she saw that--he doesn't want to know.
Instead, to calm his nerves, he sets about making a fruit and mint tea. It should be calming and offer more for his throat than a black tea would. It takes a little more time than he promised, but that's partly because he almost splashes scorching water on himself.
In the end he has to cheat and just use magic to do it, not trusting his hands to stay steady enough at the moment.
When he does return, it's been around eight minutes and his hands have stopped shaking enough that he can carry the tray with ease. The dishes have been placed in the kitchen for the staff to clean, and he's swiped his card for all the items they've used. Just to make sure it's already done.
He places the tray down gently, doesn't look her in the eye. ]
It's still hot, so we'll need it to cool a little first.