Did she? [Stephen seems genuinely surprised, but then, he has a tendency of becoming a hermit and he had actively been avoiding her for a while.] I'll have to tell her how offended I am that she never had the courtesy to bring me here.
[Gratefully, he takes his cup, raising it slightly to Ned before jostling the tea back around a little in the hot water.]
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[Gratefully, he takes his cup, raising it slightly to Ned before jostling the tea back around a little in the hot water.]