Oh, so it's a nanny type of situation. Or, no, given his look, he's probably more of a bodyguard. Must be someone important or rich.
Right, the Wind-Waker, like the Mother-Maker, has a church. New life goal: get arcane tattoos that enhance Strength and Constitution. Wait, the guy said that he got them as a child. Damn it! It's probably the sort of thing where you have to grow up with it.
His smile fades when the man genuflects, but he keeps a neutral expression. No one genuflects in Cheliax – everyone, including military personnel, kneels – but he does understand what it means. He's confused now: people, even those who knew he was a Recognizant, acted toward him normally, even flippantly, and yet this powerful man is kneeling before him and begging for his forgiveness. Probably a cultural thing, then. He feels mildly weirded out, but, well, it is not for him to stop someone from showing obeisance to one of Lord Echo's chosen, who of course must be treated in a manner that befits their status.
He disregards his initial theory of people being able to recognize Recognizants by sight, since he bets the person would have knelt immediately if he knew he was a Recognizant – he only did that when he told him he was one.
"Arise. You did no disrespect to me, so there is nothing to forgive." When he presumably arises, he'll ask, "Where are you from, then? People in Dalmercia don't do that. I didn't understand one of the words you used – was that a title?" Certainly, no one kneels to third-circle wizards except slaves. Usually Conrad is the one doing the kneeling.