She doesn't bat an eye at his appearance. Please, she's attended many events with animals who wore clothes, walked on their hind legs, and talked. How was this any different?

His first question, on the other hand, gets a sharp gasp and a stern look. "What a rude question. One never eats one's dining companions and certainly never the individual who invited one."

Sorry, she's too offended by the first question to answer the second.