"One more glass-ful, I think." He agrees, keeping an eye on the serving girl and her angry chewing of said carrot. "I'm sure this lovely lady would prefer her dalliance to be awake and sober during the entirety of ... events."

And he's pouring on the charm, feeding her the very same bits of food he takes for himself. This ensures that she's too busy eating to start a verbal fight, and that his food is not poisoned in any way. Lifelong habits are not broken in a single day.