Dhaos definitely did note the late arrival, not that it was a huge issue with him, he was used to such things. It just meant that he'd set meetings with such people for earlier than he actually wanted to meet with them.

It was the fact that she arrived alone that was interesting. That showed she already trusted him to some degree to meet with him without the safety of company. Good, things were moving along rather nicely then. Now he just had to learn more about her.

"I wasn't waiting long, my order hasn't even been taken yet." He answered her with his best attempt to seem like a decent and charming man, though he was probably failing quite a bit considering he usually spoke with people who were not in the least bit normal.

He motioned towards a seat across from him. "Please, do sit down and perhaps you can tell me about what brought you to such distraction at the Tree?"

If he was right in his estimation about her, this would get her talking and probably more than he wanted. So far she was seeming to be somewhat like Harold, a distracted and obsessed researcher. It was just a matter of finding this woman's area of interest, whether it was science or something else entirely.