@crnaliyre i only say small sips first because it is your first time.. granted not with it’s cousin but the tea is different, i learned that the hard way when my mother first made it for me.. and instead of taking the sips like she said, i drunk a little more than that.. and that put me in a week’s coma. but! .. with time you’ll grow accustomed to it, and instead of being taken out it simply eases your senses [as if to prove a point, raquella pours herself her own cup, drinking it all without a halt or fret. it really did get easier over the thousands of years she’s drank it and now that she perfected a craft it was nothing more than a simple drink to keep her warm and calm] every tea is different, blackwood eases the mind, whiteleaf tea builds up your immunity and ruby tea eases pain and heals the body over time.. it was used frequently in history.. hopefully, if this sapling i’m growing is healthy i may be able to make it once again
