Confusion entered Æn'kae's expression at the greeting, but he let it slide for the moment. Look, it could well be cleared up as the conversation went on. It could even just be a greeting. Instead he cupped his hands and nodded over them. "Jolan'tru."

Given that the longer, and for that matter, more involved conversation of the stranger's had been with Mallia, he opted to take a guess, or ask a question maybe was more accurate. "Do uh, do you know Mallia from somewhere?" He asked this in a quiet tone, offering a somewhat uncertain smile as he did.