Naeris blinks at Bowen's display at the less-than-stellar coffee concoction, but the smile stays spread across her face. She's definitely not going to be partaking in a cup, however. Basic survival instincts tend to win out over the need to be polite, even if barely.

It also makes the conversation about bracelets a welcome distraction.

"The designs depend on what you want to convey. These are for friendship, but you can make bracelets to cheer someone up, or to declare that you're in love with them, or for parents and children... but what's important is that they're about some kind of joy or love."