Miss Miri, the Tea Mistress, sells her wares from within the forestal village of Eleusis. She is the widow of Brilde Mistwalker, a sentinel who fell in the Sartai War, and the single parent of Tiah and Lhaya. Miri operates the shop Sugar 'n Spice in the Eleusian Inn, while her daughters help by gathering the required herbs.
While the forestal classes use Concoctions to heal and restore the body, Miri and her daughters use a good cup of tea to heal and restore the soul. Despite the difficult demands of single parenthood, Miri remains one of the most popular maidens in the city, wearing the jewelled gifts of her many suitors.
She has a professed crush on Cwincan, who is oblivious to her infatuation with him.