[Sure enough, his voice was close to shot, so Valvatorez was quietly pleased with himself for calling that. Still, he kept that quiet,and brought the tray in and set it down, quickly moving to pour a cup for both of them, before adding in honey for Avery's.]

This is normally more of Ekkehardt's specialty, but I decided to try my hand at it tonight. It won't be as strong as what you're most fond of, but I believe it'll do the trick.

[He held out the cup to his fellow professor.]

You put on a damn fine show today, by the way.