She pauses just long enough to say, "Mei mei, I did that a very long time ago." And then she's gone.
It's only a few hours until dinner; Anna and Clarissant are the first ones at table, trained to earliness by years of living by Aloth's schedules. Clarissant is engrossed in reading (she'll hide the tablet on her lap the moment her father shows up). Anna is giving last minute instructions about dessert and wine to one of the staff.