She appeared not to see the frown and impatience on his face. She continued calmly, "I don't want you to die because you're such a kind young man. So I decided to do you a favor. Join my team, and I'll protect you. We will distribute the loot based on the amount of effort and contribution that…"
She called out to him, "Wait, I'm not done."
He was already leaving. This time, he didn't stop no matter what she said.
He called back to her, "Thank you for your concern, but I prefer to take my chances."
She said, "Don't be rash."
He didn't reply as he had said all that needed to be said. He just continued on his way.
Once he found out that her offer was for them to work together, he was never going to accept it.
He wasn't going to work with someone mainly because he had secrets about his strength that he didn't want to be exposed.
