Really, he's figured this out even before she stuffs her mouth full of vegetables, but that makes it even clearer - at least to him. So he decides he's going to let her have her silence for a few minutes, going back to finishing his own, although he chooses a less spectacular method of doing so. And it gives him some time to think about things, too.
Once it looks like she's nearly done chewing, he glances up at her - then says offhandedly, "Ye know. Ye could do worse than Hawk for a date, come to think about it."
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Really, he's figured this out even before she stuffs her mouth full of vegetables, but that makes it even clearer - at least to him. So he decides he's going to let her have her silence for a few minutes, going back to finishing his own, although he chooses a less spectacular method of doing so. And it gives him some time to think about things, too.
Once it looks like she's nearly done chewing, he glances up at her - then says offhandedly, "Ye know. Ye could do worse than Hawk for a date, come to think about it."