[ Maomao is one hundred percent certain that if she related this same tale to Kalim, the parallels would sail clean over his head. The point doesn't need to be pressed any further, anyway. ]
Oh? I see. My apologies for subjecting you to such idle chatter, then.
[ She doesn't sound particularly apologetic, but she doesn't sound like she's being sarcastic, either; rather, it sounds like the self-effacing apology of a servant. She glances over at the untouched tea and powder, then Jamil, and shrugs just slightly. ]
It's just medicine. You don't have to drink it if you don't want to, but it'll help speed along your recovery.
[ If nothing else, she's confident that her reputation as the resident apothecary has been well established by now. She doesn't care if Jamil looks at her like she's a snail, but she might actually rankle at being thought of as a quack. ]
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Oh? I see. My apologies for subjecting you to such idle chatter, then.
[ She doesn't sound particularly apologetic, but she doesn't sound like she's being sarcastic, either; rather, it sounds like the self-effacing apology of a servant. She glances over at the untouched tea and powder, then Jamil, and shrugs just slightly. ]
It's just medicine. You don't have to drink it if you don't want to, but it'll help speed along your recovery.
[ If nothing else, she's confident that her reputation as the resident apothecary has been well established by now. She doesn't care if Jamil looks at her like she's a snail, but she might actually rankle at being thought of as a quack. ]