It was not pleasant to hear Théadan speak of his family. It was a painful subject for them both and after everything his two brothers had put her through, Navia was tempted to tune out the conversation. Once he took on the task of answering Baiza's question, Navia took the time to toy with her dessert, the sweetness and delicacy of it no longer appealing to her. She started with the raspberries, knocking each off the top of the dessert with her fork, only pausing to glance up at Théadan when he mentioned the names of her almost-rapist and almost-killer, who had become her own victim. The only time Navia allowed her emotions to truly show on her face was as she scraped the cream off the cake with a small smirk after he mentioned Sainan.<br/><br/>The mention of his parents was easier for her to hear and actually of interest to her. Navia had only interacted with Théadan's mother, who had at first been somewhat cordial with her, given the circumstances. Of course that had all changed the instant they had been discovered in bed together. Elise's scathing words after Théadan had been dragged from her arms and out of the room bubbled up in her mind, leaving her to nearly laugh. She did not know how far along she was in her pregnancy, but there was a chance she'd already had their child growing within her when Elise had threatened her and she'd thought it would never happen. His father had been a different story; she had never spoken a word to him, but with his reputation and how Théadan had been treated over the years, Navia was certain she would not have enjoyed it. Hearing Théadan state how he had wanted his parents to be proud of them tugged at her heart; Navia knew that would no longer be possible.<br/><br/>Dark eyes lifted to check his behavior upon admitting his regrets when trying to please his parents and Navia noticed that while she had deconstructed her dessert into a mess on her plate, Théadan was only then touching his own. Wanting to make sure he was all right, she reached across the table, slender fingertips reaching for his own until her palm rested atop his free hand and squeezing gently. She glanced Baiza's way to see how she was taking Théadan's words and smiled softly when she saw the older woman was giving him her complete attention. She appreciated that about the spa owner; she seemed to like Théadan and did not judge him for his past or his country. She did see the movement of her hand across the table caught the other woman's attention though, and Baiza was soon looking her way after Théadan stated he had her instead of his family.<br/><br/>"You have a dedicated man at your side," Baiza commented, taking the first bite of her own dessert and giving Navia's mess of one a brief glance, "I know the Mes'Mo'Tanians have a terrible reputation here though, and they killed your husband, Navia. I hope your family will be able to see past all of that and realize how how much you mean to him. Otherwise, I fear the two of you will be in for a lot of heartache."<br/><br/>"They will know," Navia answered immediately, trying not to take offense to such words when she knew Baiza was trying to be helpful, "They will see past it all once they see how much we mean to each other." Her gaze left her mother's friend then, and instead centered on her hand atop her lover's for a time. "Otherwise, I will make the same choice I made the last time I had the chance to join my family without Théadan. I will remain at his side." She glanced up at him, taking in a flicker of emerald before she smiled brightly over at Baiza, "We're to meet with Osa tonight. She's going to study Théadan's palms."<br/><br/>Baiza was quick to laugh and take the bait for a new topic of conversation. She paused to push her long silver-streaked hair over her shoulder before smiling over at Théadan, "You are in for a treat then. Osa will have much to say, I'm sure. Does Mes'Mo'Tan have wise women like her? Or elders who are more in touch with realms other than our own? I have heard tales of Mes’Mo’Tanians fearing our wise women. I don't know how she does it, but Osa always seems to have one foot in our world and an another in a place that allows her to know more than she should."