Adrian watched her go off and placed his order as suggested with Merete. She seemed pleasant, quite polite, and didn't seem to have the underpinning of plotting malevolence that his mother had, but he was no less suspicious of ulterior motives. But then. Adrian was frequently suspicious of anyone for ulterior motives.
He took his seat, his thought invariably going back to the case he was working. He'd managed to get some sleep thanks to the potions he'd purchased at Bobbin's, and had even given on to his mother. She slept without dreaming, but when she awoke, had a vision early that morning, much like the waking terrors some other folks recounted having. Adrian didn't know what was going on. He didn't like when he didn't know what was going on.
He was still in his reverie when his ordered cup of coffee was placed in front of him and he roused himself to drink as he waited for Lavender.