Rattleskin Redoubt Quartz

A suggestion to take the gem for herself, should she manage to get it down. But why, she thought, would this stranger be so amiable, willing to let it go without cost? 

No. It wasn't that easy. Nor was it easy to fool the Widower.

Nice try. She huffed, tail flicking back and forth a few times behind her. If you want it so bad, you'll have to get it for yourself. I collect for myself—not for others. And she wouldn't be fooled into doing it for this arrogant brat.

It would seem that this treasure would not yet be for her taking. Perhaps once the fool realized it was too far out of reach for them, Widower could return to claim it. But as for now, she would leave them to their wallowing.