By looking down, Chime may have noted again the swell of Thoee's belly, the female Nism's touch and gesture having drawn attention moments before, perhaps? Chime, herself, being four inches shorter, would have then needed to look up a bit, to catch Thoee's bright saphire eyes...
... but her aura, yes, that was indeed at ease. Even when Karta made clear his desire not to be touched. Thoee understood this wish, and respected it, though it did make her a bit sad. This Karta had much damage, deep inside. A trauma marked on his soul, a twist to his biosignature. Bad chakra, to put it another way. All Nism could sense the flow of chakra, that energy all living things possessed. And Thoee, having trained in the biological side of this flow, possessed skills over mind and body... a physician/psychologist/exobiologist, sensative to the mental and physical health of Nism, and of other lifeforms, as well.
Not that Nism needed much of either.........
Unlike Chime or Karta, neither Thoee nor Deen nor Honalee had any trauma in their lives. Not that they hadn't suffered loss... despite all the gifts their Creators had bestowed upon them, Nism were still mortal creatures. So... they knew Death. But they also knew other things in Life, wonderous things! Their greatest gift, a truly Free spirit, an ability to accept the Universe and the Life Within at face value. No, not that they weren't curious! Just never depressed, never hopeless. Never lost inside. Always open and...
... "Your sword can lean against that tree... your stuff can sit next to it. And my apology, for being overly forward." First, a gesture with tail's tuft, towards a tree near to the table. Followed by a gracious nod, with eyes closed and hands back to covering her belly. Mind, very busy in the background, while she displayed her focused social graces towards these two particular guests.
A warm smile towards Chime, as she moved off towards Deen and Honalee....
A flare of all four nostrils, as her attention focused fully on Karta... a soft, gentle sigh, with a hint of smile and a thoughtful shine to her gaze...
As for Deen and Honalee?
Well...
... Deen turned a grin down on Chime as she approached his side to help, a grin added to by Honalee, as her little pawhands patted her father's cheek, while her little tongue stuck out a bit, a small coo sounding from her throat...
... "Ahhh, Chime! Hun needs to be nursed, but the bread's ready..." Chime may have also noted the spilled sauce on the cart had been cleaned up... "and we have whipped butter, various jams, and some whipped cream for the pudding...." Deen waved a gesture with clawed fingers, over the plate of sliced bread and indicated items, as his tail twitched with each little pawhand pat to cheek... "Thanks... just watch out for the dishsetters...." With a glance to Karta and his mate done, Deen opened his mouth slightly, and... given Honalee's head hung off his right shoulder, her little pawhands patting his right cheek... well, with his mouth held open just enough, he casually extended his feelerish right-side milktongue, for his Little One to suckle. And just as casually turned to the grill, to see to the rest of their meal.........
As for Thoee and Karta?
Well...
... once Karta had his sword and stuff settled, Thoee could only lead him to the cart, not far from her mate and other guest. Once there, with dishware presented to him, and clean silverware to replace the set she'd dropped, not to mention two extra place settings, securely gripped in her own hands, it was only a matter of leading her male guest to the low table, so it could be fully set.........
