"What?", Adrien replied, without thinking.

"You are the apprentice", the man said, now with the tone of a statement rather than a question.

"Uh -- yes", Adrien replied, furrowing his brow.

The man stared at Adrien for a little while. "Are you going to introduce yourself?", he then said.

Adrien's eyes widened. He glanced at Val, who raised his eyes from a jar of capers and gestured with his head to comply with the shopkeeper's request. Adrien stepped towards the counter. "Yeah -- uh -- I'm Adrien", he said, offering one hand. The man waited one second before giving one firm shake to his hand. "Giorgio", he said.