Glancing back at the brewing kettle, Inessa turns back to James and her lips twitch in what could almost be a smile...briefly, anyway. "It's becoming a rather annoying habit, isn't it? And Kirkwall is only responsible for some of it. I wonder what it says that this sort of chaos isn't the worst bonding experience I've had." Realizing how the local spirits could rise to the unintended challenge, the elven woman immediately looks sheepish. "Forget I said that, I don't want to tempt fate any more than it already has been."