Well he wasn't a prisoner just left to rot there then at least... That didn't rule out there was a reason he was locked up though.

"I have better things to do," he responded coldly to the offer, but his gaze darted to Taiki. Did he want to just leave the child with this suspicious guy?... He wasn't so sure now. Tch! Why the hell hadn't he just left him at the river in the first place?

"Can you get this kid's sages to come find him here or not?" he asked begrudgingly after a moment.