I was surprised that you got along with them so fast. Plus I wasn't really staring, just watching you guys before dinner.

[ He answers her evenly, sincere in his answer. There's no real deeper meaning in it unless you want to read into his surprise at the fact they were fast friends. Or maybe you wanted to to question if he was looking at her. But all the same, he does open the other eye so he can make eye contact proper with her. His meditation was broken anyway. ]