He suspects an apology, perhaps one different from the one already given, when he receives the note, but that dwindles as he sees who else is assembled in the room (and, markedly, who is not). He closes the door at her request, and drifts over to stand by Iorveth on his bad side, the two of them in one another's blind spots, which suits him very well. No chairs, and the room is tight for a gathering of this size.

If not an apology, then...? The note was too cryptic by half, and the situation strange no matter what excuses or explanations he lets his mind conjure up. Best to wait, and see what Lakshmi does when she has the time and her whole audience.