Alice was a bit taken aback by his greeting. She blamed it on her seclusion from other people since coming to Lockewood. She hadn't been such a solitary creature back in her world, but then again, there she knew where she stood with people and nobody knew her as Neville's crazy mum who was locked away on a closed ward.
"Thank you," she said politely. "Am I early? Sorry, it's a bit of a habit. Did you need me to help with anything?"