They 'wake' to aim a heavy stare in his direction. Thirteen hundred is a ripoff when they've doubled the information he's got from it.

That the Geo might not matter in the long run keeps them from showing signs of more open irritation, along with it partly being apology from the alarming sight they'd made earlier.

And he hasn't tried to kill them at any point. While being less common for shopkeepers in the first place, it counts for a significant amount. Neither has his previous grumbling ever been insulting enough to cause a genuine internal sting.

The Knight pops up at the unexpected question; their interest is piqued.