"I'm sure it's delicious, but I'm really not thirsty." The smile C'taqa gives Verity is...very practiced. She might almost believe it's real! Almost.

(She may be able to sense he's fairly recently had a run-in with some not-so-nice things in his drinks.)

He'll run with the compliment instead, reaching up to pat at his hair. "You really like it? I was afraid it'd be too dark. I'm glad it looks good."