It pleased Théadan to hear Navia desire the evening he was offering her, as fun as it was to be so intense in their passion with each other, and chase after each other, it was also nice to slow down, relax and enjoy themselves at a more casual pace. She sealed the deal with a warm kiss, though she left him frowning when she suggested Osa might want to ruffle his feathers. He wasn't sure what that might mean, what would Osa try to say or do? He couldn't be sure, but it did have him momentarily staring at Navia bare back curiously, but he too was soon following on into the lavishly decorated dining hall. Really Théadan should have learned to expect such sights from Khlurios, and while he had seen similar shows of wealth in Mes'Mo'Tan, it was never quite so blatant. That chandelier strung up high above sparkled in the torch light, he almost felt he should be wary in case it fell.<br/><br/>Baiza was waiting for them in the room, a smile on her face as she gestured to the places laid for them both, with Navia taking her seat first, and Théadan waiting before doing the same. More attendants came, now carrying trays with food while Baiza asked them of their day, directing the latter part of her question towards Navia, which gave Théadan a chance to inspect what had been laid before them, curious to see if he would recognise anything from past meals he had with Navia, or if any of it bore any passing resemblance to Mes'Mo'Tanian meals. The stew Navia picked up and passed to him was just such a thing, not looking too far removed from a meal he could find in Mes'Mo'Tan, and happily helped himself to some while listening to Navia insist Baiza call her by her name rather than her title.<br/><br/>When their swimming came up, it was suddenly Théadan who felt the urge to try and put Navia in a little trouble. It had not been included in the deal after all, she could not say anything mean about him, but she never bargained the same for him. It was sorely tempting to point out Navia had cheated when teaching him how to swim, doubly so when Navia rather that act with her usual mischief, decided to pretend to be purely innocent as she told Baiza he had been an excellent student, one who had swiftly picked up swimming. He certainly felt like he had made good progress, but he was far from good at it. "I had an excellent teacher." Théadan replied, opting against needling Navia for now, but rather play along. Restricted as she was, it seemed she wanted to go the other way and heap praise upon him, which was not exactly what he had in mind, yet it would likely be amusing for them all the same. "One who set down some tough goals and targets for me to strive for." He said earnestly, taking a bite of his food, chewing and swallowing, enjoying the more simpler taste of the stew after having been exposed to so much flavour recently. "But then she provided me with all the encouragement and motivation I could possibly need."<br/><br/>Théadan offered a sweet smile back Navia's way, wanting to match her like for like, before adding. "She is being extremely flattering though, I doubt I could swim very far or very fast, certainly not as quick as Navia showed." Which was undeniably true, however his own attempts at learning to swim was nowhere near as interesting to him as what Baiza had hinted at when speaking of Navia as a child learning for the first time. "But please do tell me about what Niemah had to say about her daughter and the trouble she had learning." He smiled at Baiza, partly interested hoping it might be a bit of an embarrassing story for Navia, but mostly because it sounded like it would be fun to hear how her mother had handled trying to teach her how to swim. "I'm eager to learn ever more about Navia, her past, and people closest to her."