"Thank you," she says as she takes the cup from him and breathes in the smell of the cocoa, blowing on it a bit before taking a sip, still watching him. Maybe a little bit closer now. She was curious before but now she's intrigued. It's like when that one actor's name who played in that thing that time escapes your mind and you can't let it go until you come up with it. That's how Ari is when a piece of knowledge is just right out of her reach. It's a compulsion to know the thing for sure.

"This is very good. How long have you been keeping bees?"