If the man did notice the effect his sudden appearance had caused in the other, he didn't show or acknowledge it. In fact, he....didn't seem to pay much attention to Edgeworth at all once he was finished. No, once everything was locked up and the key tucked away he started to walk the way Edgeworth had just come, as if he had forgotten the man completely.

But after making it just a few yards he paused and turned to Edgeworth again, a questioning look in his midnight eyes. "Ah, come then. Where was it that your guide was headed?"