"What if I just wanted to talk to you?" He says it with a cheeky smile, but after a moment he continues on anyway.

"I'm trying to be a nightrunner. The Nightrider said I have to talk to all of you, though, before he'll say yes. Since you'll have to work with me and stuff." It's maybe not quite as simple as that, but he doesn't know how better to explain it right now. It's close enough at least.