"Yeah," Shou said, slowly and suspiciously. He took the glass and eyed it suspiciously. This was a trick, wasn't it?

Well, he wasn't about to get shown up!

Shou lifted the glass and downed it one go, his Adam's apple bobbing with every gulp.

"There," he croaked out. His throat was burning. He inhaled in a desperate attempt to soothe his aching throat and stifle the scream he wanted to let out at the same time.