[ She holds out the pillowcase immediately. Her surprise at seeing him in full armor now registers half a second later. ]

And I was not expecting you quite so armored.

[ He barely would have had time to put on shoes in the time it took her to get here. This isn't for her benefit.

The surprises don't stop there, though. Next he invites her in. ]

I--

Suppose that perhaps we should discuss what finding ourselves this far from home means. [ It would be better not to do that in the hallway. And this gives her a chance to make sure she didn't leave anything else behind in her earlier haste. ] Thank you.