[ Those almost five minutes are still enough time that, when Reynir lets Qubit in, there are two cups laid out on a little table and a teapot next to them, with steam curling from the spout. It might not be steeped yet but it's on the way. There's even a tiny plate with ginger biscuits that Onni had baked a few days ago. Never say he isn't a good host!

This probably only slightly counters the perhaps very distracting fact that Reynir's quarters (which are attached to Onni and Lalli's with a shared living area and kitchen) are plastered with runes, all over the walls. There are thick lines drawn in dark paint, circles filled with spikes and spirals and sharp lines, warding out who knows how many different kinds of evil and harm. They are just... everywhere, drawn huge and in lines that are just a little unnaturally neat and symmetrical.

But Reynir seems to have entirely forgotten about them and greets Qubit with a warm: ]

Hello! Come on in. I know you might not be able to stay for too long but there's tea! If you want tea. Do you like tea? I guess maybe I should've asked that first, huh?