[ It'll be only take five minutes, Lyall. Soon enough Ella returns with a cold lemonade.

And orange juice.

And some hot steaming tea. She couldn't pick, so she lines them in front of the girl. ]

They smell wonderful, and I think it's not just my enhanced senses kicking in. And don't worry about the money; even if I were to run out, Barbara gave me a credit card. I'm not touching it, though.

[ Her sire might actually wonder why she didn't touch it. ]