Her brows lift in surprise when he explains that he had been with his mother before her expression shifts toward sympathy. "I see..."

So he has just gotten here. Knowing how jarring it is, she offers a reassuring smile, opting for a gentle teasing answer to his question to hopefully lighten things up a bit once she's sure no one else is paying them any attention.

"Guarding you, of course. You didn't think I'd let you get pulled into the future unprotected, did you?" she asks, crossing her arms over her chest. Because they'd had so much of a choice and all.