He noticed her shock, but he himself had had time to get over his own, to get himself under control as to be the godly figure he wished for her to know he was. He may not be so impressive to look at, like this, but by no means was he without his awareness of everything outside this room.

"I noticed that in your... tactics." He paused a moment, lifting his head enough to peek through a part in his hair. "Do you know why you were allowed to proceed?"