[It's terrible bad form to just ignore the tea, but there are tiny defenseless kittens here, so her attention has been completely stolen by them.

She runs her fingers over their damp fur, carefully removing one from the pile to cradle in her arms.] I hope they won't become orphans... It can be a dreadful thing. [Speaking from experience.] But they're so small and cute, I'm sure people would take them in.

[She scratches her finger gently against the kittens ears and chin, giggling a little when it tries to nibble at her fingertip. Eventually she takes notice of the tea and looks to it, sniffing the air delicately and looking pleasantly surprised and curious as she sets the kitten back down to taste it.]

It's good! [She announces it less out of surprise and more just to confirm that she likes it.] I've never tasted a blend like this before...