"Nom de Dieu!" Courfeyrac cried out, reaching to grab his poor little sister away, forgetting that when push came to shove she was the more capable of the two of them, forgetting that she did not need him to come to her defense. Chills went down his spine and he felt an urgent need to scoop up Max in his arms and rush the pair of them out of there. However, he was far too noble to turn coward and run. Instead, he played to his strengths and charm and called up to the reptilian voiced man in the tree, "What in God's name are you doing up in that tree, monsieur? Come down and show yourself!"