This crow looks like he's about to pop. On one hand, it took him ages to track down all those eggs and fly them up here, and the idea of acquiescing to this tyrant really sticks in his craw. But on the other hand? The idea of pissing off the Ringmaster puts some serious fear in him. One could practically hear Starscream grinding his beak over this.

"Fine," Starscream spits viciously, trying to wrangle his anger back under control. He then says rather more smoothly: "But... if I am to cooperate... I need your solemn word that the Ringmaster will not hear about this little incident."