He took what was offered, idly pointing out that had they tried to clear out the valley without his constructs, they would have lost a lot more warriors, and likely would have been wiped out by another faction. When all was done, he had maybe a dozen fine gems, a few hundred gold and a handful of 'rare' metals (for them), and about a dozen and a half magic items. That done, he made small talk, asking how the border war, or 'not-war,' against the elves was going, before bidding them farewell, and heading to the elven side to get his reward from them, his goodies stored in the bag of holding he had on his hip.