Jareth watched the two with a smirk and chuckled lightly at the attempt to be aggrieved by the newcomer. Lirael was more comfortable with Disreputable here, that was interesting to know.
"With such credible testaments, I believe you," he replied, dramatically earnest before sighing. "If only we could have a sample of such, to be ironclad sure." He gestured to the rest of the ornate, heavily frocked crowds. "We have plenty of willing subjects..."