Although the subject had been changed on the topic of the little prince; shifted toward Baldr, Eva had handled the ordeal with grace (...as usual) and even gotten a jab in at Loki that he was the proverbial black sheep, inside and out. Tell him something he didn't know. The babe did resemble Baldr, however, something that Loki had come to accept (Baldr's place as an Odinson). It was fairly apparent, after all.
The king and queen stood and Loki made no attempt to join them. His eyebrows rose with curiosity when she left the gift receivers a mystery for a moment. Her father? Baldr? T- oh. Nathaniel. Was that why they were present for 'family' dinner? And the boy, Brayden... they were given a knighthood and a squire's position. That meant Eva (and Thor) intended for them to be involved for quite some time... Of course. The way she favored the Zales was no kept secret. Perhaps it was a Midgardian solidarity situation. He hadn't been able to hold his smirk as she shut down the peacock who'd fathered young prince Mateo, though. Another toast: "Congratulations," he said, then took a long, distracted drink of his wine and avoided eye contact with Silvercloud as he pondered the uplifting of 'Nate' while his efforts had been repeatedly ignored. New tactics would be deployed...