[The softer tone is a clear signal that, at least for the moment, he's won this battle, and he really doesn't have any interest in twisting the knife any further. They're both raw right now, old trauma mingling with fresh distress, and Baldr decides that the best course of action for the time being is to do as Nuadha says and eat his meal. His empty stomach certainly isn't making him any less edgy, not with all of the trauma that accompanies that particular sensation.]
Yes.
[That's all the encouragement he needs to dig in, eating just a bit faster than is truly polite.]
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Yes.
[That's all the encouragement he needs to dig in, eating just a bit faster than is truly polite.]