Essery had been around her brother and other drinkers long enough to know that insisting you weren't drunk was one of the surest signs that you were, but she kept that thought to herself as she smiled across at him, and then moved to finally take a different of his pawns, sending it to distract the kitten who was still enamoured with Severus' feet.
"Well, that's good. I thought I was the only one feeling it. I think I'm probably in better practice than you, though?"