Human And Cynthian

Poul Anderson, Satan's World IN Anderson, David Falkayn: Star Trader (Riverdale, NY, 2010), pp. 329-598 AT XIII.

It is possible to recount a dialogue without specifying pov. On pp. 456-458, Falkayn:

sits;
eats soup;
regards Chee Lan;
says;
laughs;
chuckles;
shrugs;
reflects...

Only the eighth of these verbs unequivocally tells us that the conversation is being described from Falkayn's, not Chee Lan's, pov.

In the same passage, Chee Lan snorts and says. Sometimes, we are told only what is said and we have to keep track of who says what. Having been told that Falkayn reflects, we should not be told anything from Chee Lan's pov in the same passage. Nor - I think - should the narrative shift to the perspective of an omniscient narrator? However:

"Human and Cynthian huddled together, not noticing that they did so, her fangs shining within the crook of his right arm." (p. 460)

If neither of them noticed it, then this moment is not described from either of their povs - although maybe Falkayn remembers and reflects on it later?

Thereafter, we are unequivocally back in Falkayn's pov. He thinks, hears and feels whereas Chee Lan:

whispers;
growls;
ponders;
becomes coldly rational;
regards;
murmurs.

This is all from Falkayn's pov. He sees that she ponders and becomes rational.