Do not fret. I have not found it particularly irksome.

[If anything, it feels like a nice change of pace from almost feeling like he’s invisible to everyone. Well, perhaps that was an exaggeration of sorts... but at the same time, it was better than it had been.

He thinks about it a little harder as he eats some cobbler.]

I will admit that I was concerned her presence would be an issue, but it had turned out well for everyone, really.