Reki took the little cup, letting it warm her fingers for a few seconds before sipping. Whoa. Yep, definitely not hallucinating.

"Wow, that's strong." And then the expression of surprise turned to a smile. "Which is how I like it. Are the fish biting?"

More than the fish, she was concerned about the forest's sizeable population of predatory birds. Certainly if one of them could knock Jaime out of the sky, it could do a number on this little guy. She looked up, unconsciously.