Allen kept watching the human, even as they were watching back. Eventually they scooted back and bowed to him, and asked if he was a spirit. His little spark of hope showed up again, but was quickly squashed. There was still the chance to back out, not let him know by answering forth-wright. 

He remained still for quite a while before he turned back to look at the shrine. He had only one chance to give humanity, and while this appeared to be a child of the elements who still knew and seemingly worshiped his people like it was described to him, the little spirit could not bring himself to trust that this was going to be the right choice. 

It seemed that he was at a standstill in his mind, so he took a mental step back. Because this was the official ceremony, he had a job to do before he decided anything else. So, he decided to ignore the boy's question and get started. First he licked the egg whites and rose petals off of the outside, and nibbled away some of the basket- enough to get inside and eat the crickets. After the first couple, he peeked out and looked back at the bowing human. He finished the cricket he had in his mouth and began to think again. His mark was certainly very prominent, the biggest one he's seen so far on his travels. Seraas and their elemental were supposed to become a team, but Allen wasn't entirely sure how that would work because he was pretty sure this human had stronger magic than he did...not to mention he wasn't sure about his true nature. 

He turned back to the package, finished off the crickets, and nibbled at a couple of the rose petals. Floral, but not his favorite. In his own mind, he came to a decision. He wouldn't outright answer this kid...but he would claim the package for the forest and follow him  back to his home. With that, he grabbed the edge of the box and slowly drug it into the shrubs. Curse his small size for this.