Moonspear calculate the pattern that is causing my disease

It seemed as though Rannoch had caught Lyra at the wrong time. The with remains of her meal smeared across her face, Rannoch's ears fell, and he shot her an apologetic glance. He hadn't meant to take her away from eating, and he felt bad for stealing away her moment to herself. 

She returned his greeting after dolling herself up; a break in which the Iota rolled from his side and onto stomach and waited patientely for her to do whatever she deemed proper at that moment. When it appeared to him that she was setting aside her food for their conversation, he shook his head lightly. "Please, don't stop eating just because of me," he assured her, knowing how much of her time he already took up. As an afterthought, he added, "Sorry to interrupt."