The fact that he'd gotten a reaction - no matter how small - fills him with such delight. Sometimes the simple joy of making someone's life slightly more inconvenient makes the day better.

"I would not be standing here now if it were my intention to run." He walks past his new acquaintance again and heads onward in earnest this time. He waves him onward. "Come, let us to the other side of the square. I will look to those who have fallen ill and you can revel in your frivolity."