She seemed to brighten up a little when she realized it was him. He remembered that she was suppose to come visit him after their first meeting. It had been a while since then and though she may feel awkward about things, Branch had given her the benefit of the doubt and figured something had come up. Same way he treated Serene when she never came back from her last round of exploration. Branch wasn't upset with her, he was just glad to see that she was doing well and nothing ill had become of her.
His features turned to concern as she began to explain why she had grown so late with her visiting. His assumptions had been correct, something had come up, but he was upset to hear that it was about her grandmother.
"I'm sorry," he said at first. "I kinda thought something must have come up. I'm glad your finally able to visit."
