'The Balladeer', huh. Is that his name, or is Greta just being weirdly vague?

"Sorry," he says. "Worth a shot, anyway. I'm... doing okay, you know. No change, really." He shrugs as best he can, gives her a faint smile. "So he's, um... a friend of yours?"

It's not very subtle, especially not if the Balladeer asked her about him, but if he did, all the more reason to get to the heart of things quick.