Gyre is watching him closely, grinning as Luka clearly gains confidence and speeds up a little. His hands loosen on his arms even further, and when the other pauses to show off his work like that, Gyre actually takes a step back from him. If he touches him any longer, he might not stop for a bit, and they've got other things to do.

Like cut more vegetables! He grabs another knife laid on the counter, going to the pile of garlic Ten had pointed him at earlier and bringing it all over nearby Luka.

"That looks great to me, princess. I'm going to cut something else but I'll be here next to you to spot you," he says, briefly touching his shoulder before he settles into his work. What had Ten done? Just crushed these with the flat of the blade right? That's easy enough.

"There's a bunch more of that uh," his eyes dart to Ten briefly, looking for a name for this asparagus vegetable? "That uh plant for you when you're done with that first one."