Bless Alexander and his giving her a fair warning. Most other people and Thessalonike would have definitely been offended, but it helped that it was her brothers friend. She essentially prepared for an exceptionally rude person, so she tried to ready herself for someone over the top. She nodded, "Alright," looking rather serious.
Thessalonike stayed in the kitchen and poured a glass for everyone. She listened intently as Alexander answered the door. "I've made four glasses, and I'm not drinking all of them," she said, peering around the corner partly as a way to visualize the others.