Truly, it was better to assume the man was prepared to make coffee on a moment's notice than not. One never knew when emergency coffee would be necessary. It was like keeping basic antidotes on-hand, just good practice.

Lucanis let out a little exhale of breath as Assan decided to make a pillow out of him, raising an arm up and out of the way so the griffon could have his run of Lucanis' lap, setting it over him and gently stroking his feathers when Assan had gotten comfortable to his liking. He accepted the cup with both hands, noticing it was not one of Davrin's and raising a little eyebrow but saying nothing about the potential theft. Such a petty act was strangely heartwarming.

"Hopefully enough for two, so I don't have to suffer through the taste a second time when kissing you if it's so bad."