"Well, you're welcome to practice with me, any time you like." It's a line to walk--offering without making Bodhi feel like he's asking, like it's one more chore to shoulder between them. Kira doesn't mind cooking, and if he wants the help he can choose to do it at the inn and bring home the leftovers.

"As for the tea, well." He rolls his lips in and stares down into the mug, the little bat fully drained to a puddle of specks at the bottom. "The tea, the cards--they're just tools. Even people who don't have the gift can learn the symbols, and sometimes that's all it is. Just a way to make you think your problems through and figure out your own head or heart from how you keep interpreting the signs."