A cup for yourself

You stand there anxiously as Master carefully sips his tea. You weren't very thirsty before, but you do want to leave a good impression of your new master. You carefully pick up the cup with both hands and blow away the steam rising off of it, making sure the drink won't scald your tongue.

When you are satisfied with the temperature you first take a slow, careful sip. You're surprised that the taste isn't bitter at all but is very mellow and almost sweet to your tongue. Before you know it, you find yourself gulping down the entire cup. When you place the cup down on Master's desk, he spares no time in filling both his and your cups back up. You thank Master with a simple nod and immediately start blowing on your tea. Master has an amused look on his face as he watches you enjoy your tea. You immediately request another refill once your cup is empty. He happily obliges again, giving you a third cupful then topping himself off with the last few drops from the bottom of the pot. After you both finish your last cups, you take the used pot and cups back to the kitchenette to tidy up.

It does not take long to simply rinse out the two cups and the pot and dry them. The only difficult part is putting them back up on the shelf where they were originally. After only a minute or two of work you turn back to Master and ask...