Gold nodded once in acknowledgment of the name and followed Tyki quietly toward the backstage, then into the main tent. "I can wait." He's got considerable experience in waiting and the virtue of patience given the length of time he's lived.

His eyes briefly follow the others upward before falling once again to rest upon his current companion. "That's good to hear." Better to sign on in return for payment than to be enlisted to repay a debt he suspects. Debts had a way of growing like weeds if one wasn't careful about it. "Do you enjoy working here?"

Might as well pass the time with idle chatter that could also be subtly informative, though he'll understand if Tyki decides to give him a non-answer depending on how he came to be working here.