"Thank you, so much."  She responded heading directly over to the pantry and picked up a basket, and then to the linen and looked for a pretty bright blanket but not so nice as to be ruined outside on the grass.    Placing the items on a nearby counter, Vela set on to putting the dishes in appropriate dishes, along with a couple of plates with silverware, figuring Angus might be hungry as well.  She also got a pitcher to bring in some lemonade she had seen in the cooler with a couple of glasses.

Once she was sure everything was ready, she glanced at Eleanor with a look of let's hope this works kind of expression.  "Would you and maybe one of the maids mind helping me bring this outside for Mr. Blackwood?"  It would take her three trips if she did it alone.