Garion was putting forth a valiant effort, at least. He wasn't wolfing down the food quite so badly, his bites were adequately-sized, and he wasn't sticking his muzzle into his food. His napkin still lay unused on the table, his posture was all wrong, and there was likely a thousand other rules the colt was unaware of.
Garion sat spellbound by the fanciful tales of far-off lands and wild adventures. "How did you know to jump that cliff to get away from the tigers? And how did you hear about the Princess? And why did you need to learn about those foods? How hot was that volcano you visited? How..." And so the foal continued with a never-ending barrage of questions, his food momentarily forgotten.