"Of course. It is one of my favorites as well," he said while walking back to the counter and dropping a bag full of leaves into a hot kettle. When he came back to the table, he noted to Toph, "I know the party is quiet at the moment, but will you make an effort to be social when more people come in? I fear I won't be able to come and sit by this table the whole afternoon." He tried to mask the heartbreak in his voice of asking this kind of favor.