Up until this point, Seiche's ego really hadn't been a big concern to Cairus, since it didn't really affect him and it wasn't aimed at him either. With that last statement, though, she managed to get under his skin a little bit. He had his pride as well, and he didn't like the fact that she was taking jabs at it so casually and treating him like an inferior. "You make it sound like I'm helpless without you... You have as much to gain from this as I do, you know, since it'll be just as hard for you to get in with the hunters around here." He ended up shrugging though, figuring that a few hunts alongside her before they went their separate ways wouldn't hurt anything. "Still, it works out best for the both of us... Why not?"<br/><br/>Cairus didn't want Seiche to believe that she could just assume that she was his superior, which the undertones of her last statement, the look on her face, and the tone of her voice all seemed to suggest.