[Yenh has, at least, met a few emperors before. They were under far different and often supernatural circumstances, including the occasional spot of regicide when they wouldn't settle the hell down and stop summoning demons or whatever. This is exactly the kind of nonsense she expects, so she only makes note of it as she follows Nero into her own home.]

[At once, she starts preparing the tea, feeling a moment of silly regret that she can't put on a magic show to heat the water.]

[However, she does know how to entertain guests in other ways, and pulls out a bottle of liquor. There is a moment where Yenh stares at it, furrowing her eyebrows in mild dismay. Did she really drink that much of it already? Yikes. Swearing to lay off of getting drunk-drunk (and not realizing certain elezen had been dipping in), she sets it aside and focuses on portioning out the tea.]

[Making tea is a lot like alchemy, so she's a deft hand at portioning it out right, checking the leaves to make sure there's no imperfections (or bugs) lurking, waiting until the water is the right temperature... she isn't one to grovel or even bow in the presence of royalty or rulers, but she definitely doesn't mind trying to impress them.]

Oh- thank you. And yes, you are correct. I'm an adventurer by trade, and as such, submitting myself to the rule of another was... hm, repugnant.