The opportunity to be more of a bastard than is strictly necessary is noted and ignored; Martel's not an idiot, and moreover he's been required on many an occasion to learn how to deal with people. Just because he knows how to push the right buttons doesn't mean he has to do it every time, unprovoked.

"Were you looking for something in particular?" he inquires, instead, neatly sidestepping the issue of making accusations - at most he seems mildly curious, blandly friendly.