( It's actually the first time that someone in this place has said that they feel afraid of him in some capacity, but that they are still willing to be in his presence. People generally aren't fearful of him at all (though perhaps wary), or... they're the complete opposite, shirking completely from him. It all depends on their familiarity with things like him, their associations with words like "demons". This is.... new. Once again, something new, and he's just...... sorry, he's once again just.... staring.

But he's very seriously considering those words, the shapes of them, the conflicting pieces of them. Fearful but more worried about Peter. Confused but there is nothing better to do, so "what the hell" — a phrase that Paimon doesn't quite grasp in the needed context, but "hell" is a familiar enough word, so he feels. He feels good about it. )

I do not think I would try to kill you, ( he says, meaning it to be reassuring....... )

You have worth. And knowledge. ( And he doesn't want to lose that.... Paimon casts a glance around the dark forest they're in, thinking back to the mission. He's already keeping a protective eye on Melius and Sasuke, but now, Robby's joined those ranks, and so— ) If any seek to harm you in this wood, I shall silence them. For I am a great king of Lucifer, and none shall cross me here.

( ....It might be that Peter just kind of seems insane. )