He accepted her negation with calm equanimity, respecting her expertise in the area of divination. It might have helped that it seemed plausible, for that matter; his very limited knowledge of reading tea leaves had also seemed to imply a broad and shallow interpretation of future events, rather than certainties. If nothing else she had offered him a reason for optimism. Whether it held true or not was less important than the hope it gave him now. It was good to have something to look forward to.
The corners of his eyes crinkled at her charming smile and he extended a hand in request to take his tea cup back. The drink may have been too bitter for the young woman's taste, but Hadama found it bracing, and the warmth was welcome in the season of chilly breezes. "I would enjoy that." He tilted his head in acceptance of her kind invitation, pouring himself a fresh cuppa. "Do you ever read your own fortune?"
The corners of his eyes crinkled at her charming smile and he extended a hand in request to take his tea cup back. The drink may have been too bitter for the young woman's taste, but Hadama found it bracing, and the warmth was welcome in the season of chilly breezes. "I would enjoy that." He tilted his head in acceptance of her kind invitation, pouring himself a fresh cuppa. "Do you ever read your own fortune?"
