That didn't decrease his confusion. Was he supposed to sound different than that? Was he really that far from being civilized that he didn't know how to sound when answering the door?
Man, the days looking forward would be so fun, he'd just bet.
He glanced back behind him briefly, then back at her. "You caught us at dinner."
Once he got used to that whole 'people know I live here and will knock on my door sometimes' thing, he'd be annoyed when that happened. He is not used to that yet.