The more pronounced compliments and smiles of innocence was a different game to the ones they had usually come to play, but Théadan found it no less entertaining as he saw the grin on Navia's features, and her attempts to control her amusement from escaping her. It was as well she did, as fun as their games were, it would likely be considered rude if Baiza caught on. Baiza's attention was thankfully on him for the time being and so took no notice of the amusement alight on Navia's face. Instead she seemed more than happy to relate the story she had about Navia, offering them both some bread while she explained Navia's stubborness had made her adamant her way of swimming was better than the one she was being taught by her mother. The idea of a Navia being stubborn as a child made Théadan chuckle a little, grinning over at Navia.<br/><br/>Théadan dipped his bread in the stew before taking a bite, listening intently as Baiza described what sounded like the method Navia had taught him today, giving Baiza a nod in confirmation as she then turned her attention to Navia and described how her feet had been all wrong. That it took her mother having to change the environment she was practicing in to prove to Navia that the method she was using was not better made Théadan laugh. As Baiza pointed out it must have taken Niemah so much patience to allow Navia's stubbornness to play out while coaxing her into the proper way to swim. To Théadan's ears she sounded like she had done well as a parent, his own likely would have not been so patient teaching him such a thing.<br/><br/>"Navia hasn't changed at all." Théadan replied to Baiza with a grin, pausing in his meal long enough to briefly glance over towards Navia with a mischievious smirk. It was far too difficult to resist playing upon such an easy opportunity like this. "Yes a good deal of patience has been involved." He agreed, having another bit of his meal before adding,"But to be fair, I've had to meet her stubbornness with a good deal of my own." Truthfully their stubbornness as times was what had seen them through so much together, he could not begrudge her any of it, especially since it had done so much to keep them together, and had been a factor in his initial attraction towards her. "I don't think we would have made it this far if we didn't have that determined nature to have things our own way." They may never have stepped out of Nygaard together if they weren't both so stubborn about being with each other.<br/><br/>"Navia is a fantastic swimmer now however." He decided to inform Baiza, "Clearly Niemah's patience paid off, she glides through the water so effortlessly." His eyes briefly flickered over Navia's way with a small smirk on his lips as he pointed out "No matter how hard I might try, she could effortlessly escape my reach, I would have no chance of catching up to her." Looking Navia's way as they ate, he looked over towards her curiously, wondering how much her time learning to swim she could remember. Had she repeated any of the lessons her own mother had tried to teach her. "Do you remember learning to swim at all?" He asked, studying her face to see what affect this conversation about her mother was having on her. "Do you remember being so stubborn?" He added with a chuckle.