In light of both her reputation and the impression he gets from her now, Seoraj does not return to that with 'can you pay me right now?' which, admittedly, some of the citizens of Baedal would probably have got in response.

He doesn't say he isn't busy, either, because - well, he is. But not so busy he can't fit this in, and he rolls his shoulders in a shrug as he straightens, tilting his head to smile briefly at her horse before he meets her eyes again, wiping his hands and obliging her with seriousness. "I've time enough. What's his name?" ...that's irrelevant to their business transaction, he's just a social creature.