He didn't mind in the slightest. Firm shake, pleasantries responded to in kind, that was all Halloran gave a damn about. If the world was as civil as this particular young man, they'd all be in a much better spot in general. He released the man's hand and clasped his own around his knee, surveying the market from his position.
"I've some idle space before a teatime engagement. Propriety bids me toward the castle, but I find it incredibly tedious." He studied his new acquaintance's face closely to see what the man thought of such things. "I don't suppose you could recommend a place to rest myself with actual people, as opposed to the stuffed shirts I'll find in that hell hole."