He reacts to the undignified crawling as much as she reacted to his display of no power a moment ago. It's not something worth spending thought on.

The answer satisfies him, and his continued bristling settles a bit as she speaks. He nods. At least that sounds like a decent reason for her unexpected presence, and he'll be glad for an opportunity to do something other than just stare at the road.

"How soon do you expect they'll be here?"