[He follows her finger to said drawer and carefully pulls it open. (Not because of the tiger, but simply because he isn't sure about the drawer itself, like how deep it is, how easy or difficult it is to remove, and so on.) After pulling a utensil similar to hers out from it, he moves to sit in a chair near her, but before he does, he makes it a point to lean down and say to the tiger:] She will not be harmed. [Then he has a seat. If the tiger proves to be trouble, he can swiftly deal with it in varying manners as befits the kind of trouble it may pose.

And speaking of manners, he doesn't simply take a forkful of her curry. He is a prince of Asgard, after all, and waits for her to pass it to him.]

No, the ground is very much normal. [Though this says nothing about the Rainbow Bridge.] If I recall correctly, Midgard has this "motif" as well, does it not?