While Rolana cuts out the crystal, Oma puts her portable hole on the ground and climbs in, calling to Aetoris to make some hot water, which he of course does, the helpful man. She rummages around for minutes, mumbling to herself and getting small amounts of herbs, spices and flowers, putting different things in the 6 cups she has ready. She takes the cups out of the hole and pours the hot water in them, smiling and nodding happily at the choices she made. She hands the cups around, explaining what she put in them.
For Kuz, a refreshing blend of mint, pepper and coffee to give it a good kick!
For Pyrrha, fennel and camomile, it's what I like after a long day of travel.
Fah-lin, something more serene, I had some dried lotus petals.
For you, Aetoris, the usual darling, I still think it's boring to have "just thyme", but boring apparently suits you.
And for you, hard working lady, something special. A warming mix of ginger, clove, cinnamon and cardamom. She puts the cup a bit away from Rolana so she won't accidentally knock it over. When she turns and walks back to her own cup those with good ears and paying attention can hear her mumble. Plenty of babies conceived after drinking that tea!
Oma drinks her own tea, two tiny mushrooms floating in the water, Aetoris knowing those aren't her very special mushrooms. When Rolana is almost done getting the crystal out she puts away the empty cups and kettle and folds the hole back into its handkerchief size. She stays away from the crystal, not liking the idea of being without magical powers. She even takes a unnecessary extra step back when Rolana suggests the party staying three feet away from it.
Oh my, this does answer some of our questions and it scares me more and more every second! What if they put crystals like this all through the city?! I will be useless! Should we warn the others? Why haven't they come back? She looks in the direction the others took off in and frowns, unhappy to not see an indication they're returning.
