Day 4, EE, The Cat's Tail - A Tail's Tale

[Soraya al-Menjari]

"Raya...?"

Truthfully, Sora didn't realize the name had slipped out. Nor had she actually THOUGHT to ask Raya if she'd known anything more about the water-snake. She'd just assumed she knew nothing as well, just like herself. If she'd known more, surely she would have said something.

"I will... talk to my friend about the findings then, see if they spark anything."

[Bazir]

Raya

If Bazir had recognized the name, he was feigning ignorance well

''I pray you find your answers sayyeda. For your friend and your sake. If you find more do not hesitate to call on me again...I will try my best to find anything useful.''

[Soraya al-Menjari]

She nodded a little before tucking the letter away in her dress.

"I do forget though... what do I owe you for your help? Surely with the time and resources you took to find all this out for me... I can hardly even imagine, Sidi Bazir."

[Bazir]

He sighs

''Do no worry about payment sayyeda. I know you are a woman of wealth but I did not help for coin or favors'' he replies ''Kindness is a rare commodity these days because it is expensive and brings little profit...a sin in a city of merchants...but it is something needed nonetheless. If you wish to repay me then simply help someone else who needs it more.''

He smiled mirthlessly

''You will find plenty after the tragedies of the last few days.''

[Soraya al-Menjari]

Sora inclined her head to Bazir.

"You are certainly not wrong about that; It is something the Festival here has made even more apparent than it already was. Still, knowing there are people like you and other kind souls I have met... I am not as worried about the people of the city as I might have been."

She looks down at her untouched cup of pistachio latte and notices she hasn't touched it, blushing a little before picking it up and sipping at the not-very-hot-anymore liquid. ...it was still very much to her tastes though and she sighed after sipping it.

[Bazir]

He simply inclined his head as an answer

''Would you like another warm cup sayyeda?'' Bazir asked

[Soraya al-Menjari]

He simply inclined his head as an answer

''Would you like another warm cup sayyeda?'' Bazir asked

"Do you think it's a better drink warmed?"

She was genuinely curious, after all; It wasn't as if she'd tried it that way yet.

[Bazir]

''Just like tea your can drink it warm or cold but...'' he lifted a exclamating finger ''...cold is better is sweetened.''

[Soraya al-Menjari]

She looked down at it contemplatively for a moment, wiggling in her seat before looking up with puppy dog eyes, "May I get it sweetened, Siri Bazir~?"

[Bazir]

''Of course'' he inclined his head then rose to fetch a small cup of honey and a tray of sugar

''Chose either to taste. Mine lies with honey for it mixes well with the taste of the nuts''