Fortunately, though, he is. He's got a meeting later that morning, and so he delegated his usual morning duties to one of his younger lieutenants -- sometimes he tests people out this way before he moves them on to bigger responsibilities, since most of what he does early in the day is relatively simple. It takes him a minute or two to get to the door, and when it slides open, he's still buttoning his shirt.
When he sees Athyr, he moves toward him right away, "Jesus Christ, the hell's the matter with you?"