A problem? Hardly. It's just not what was supposed to happen. It was his sister meddling in ways that she was prone to but which would cause its own problems.

"Ah, no, it is quite likely. Forgive my shock, it is merely that my sister did not advise me of this change of plans," he says, trying to be as gracious as he could. For now he circles the table and pulls a chair out for her. It is only appropriate.