Another deep, long, steadying breath. He should have known.

"...Aye. Unfortunately." A pause. "'Tis... awkward for me, meeting a stranger in such a state. Even one as esteemed as yourself."

His face feels very warm now, and he knows well enough that it isn't the water that is the cause. Mayhap a small fortune of having darker skin is that it hides better the flush of embarrassment that is surely writ upon it.