Orion did not really appreciate that she was laughing at him or found his questioning to be amusing to her, reminded him too much of one of the tutors that he had growing up. An uppity woman who thought that him being male basically meant that he was naturally going to be slower and not as intelligent a the female students. The truth was that the other students were afraid of the instructor and so held their tongue when they were confused, often leaving it up to Orion to ask the question so that they could all understand. Those were not the happiest moments of his life and so he when confronted with a similar situation it made him bristle a bit in anger.<br/><br/>Perhaps that was the reason why he was not as impressed or awe struck when she changed before him. Standing there with his arms crossed over his chest as the light faded he gave her an appreciative once over then proceeded to bow as a means of showing his respect to her. When she told him to climb up onto her back he decided that was not something that he wanted to do with her, at least not at that moment not with his feelings as they were.<br/><br/>Bowing once more he spoke in a an even and respectful tone, "I must beg your pardon on this. Though I would love to try such an experience with you I am not really at my full strength to do such a feat as well as not wholly worthy to be afforded such an honor. Please do understand but I shall wait here and tend to the meal till you return from hunting" he stood once more to his full height as he made eye contact with her. He would wait till she left before returning to the kitchen as a show of respect more then to try and have her convince him to join her.