He took a long moment to regard her words, looking at his bleeding side and smirking that devilishly handsome smile as he glances back to the smaller female. Her wanting seemed genuine, but this was not a male who found it easy to trust others. It had been driven into him over and over, more often than he cared to admit he had been betrayed. Even for one so young, his life had never been an easy one. The life of a guardian should never be easy, and he has had to be mistrustful and cynical even of his own pack members in the past. Still, something within his gut said he could trust her. The rational part of his mind, however, told him to be prideful and manly before the woman. "Your offer is generous, but these are only..." Off she went anyway, turning and moving up the drop she had come down.

This is where her advantage has come in, leaving him to watch her put her life in danger as she climbs the rocks. Lucifer shifted uneasily in the icy water, growling under his breath and mumbling about stubborn women going to kill him as he reluctantly followed her. When she looks down, vibrant red shows a fiery irritation, but concern is there too. His muscles heat as he climbs, the rocks more like stepping stones for him, each one growing taut and hard the more he uses them. Reaching the top, he watches her drop the leaves and seeds, tilting his brindled head and regarding her skeptically.

"What are these?" His deep, yet smooth and smoky voice rings out in inquiry. Moving close the gargantuan male sits before her, the gouges in his side given to her freely. It is hard to turn down the tiny woman, after all, if she decide to hurt him he could squash her like a bug and walk away. Blackened toes grip the rock beneath them, beautiful garnet red eyes searching for malicious intent behind her own gaze.