She stepped closer to him uncertainly, and though her eyes were a bit disappointed, she didn't comment on the concealment of his skin, murmuring instead, "It's more like housekeeping. I don't do that sort of thing often, but I wouldn't mind being a bit domestic to make you more comfortable, in the absence of servants."

Her smile tugged her lips again as she drew near enough to have to tilt her chin upward to look at him. "It's a quaint, feminine custom, I'm sure, but I like to make you comfortable when I can."