The lord nodded in approval, and he'd notice that, despite his being the 'lowest ranked male'... he was still male, and all of the women seemed to defer to him. The others in his party less so, but it was quite odd, compared to their previous treatment of him. It seems that the expectation is that the male is, if not leader of the group, highly respected, and that was being shown here, putting him equal to the party leader, Sarianna.<br/><br/>It also put him directly next to the lord's daughter, who introduced herself as Shayliss. She looked to be about the same age he would look, if he were human, which meant that she seemed to be quite interested in him, subtly flirting, even before dinner was served.<br/><br/>They were brought warm, fresh, crusty bread, with slabs of cheese, and hearty, flaky meat pies for each person, as well as the drinker's choice of water, a local ale, or imported wine.