He was very generous to the people that he liked, mostly because he scaled his priced to a subjective measure of how much he wants to charge some one for it. His sales for his usual products would more than absorb any loss from this exchange. If Gorim raised too much of a fuss when he heard, Cyril would just point out that he was 'securing the loyalty of a future client' not that Cyril thought of it in such a cold blooded way.
Besides, the strangely flummoxed expression on the human's face was worth more than the gold. "No need," Giving the human a sudden look, more out of mimicry than a result of his own true feelings in the matter, he added, "Unless you want to pay." Cyril had yet to meet someone who willingly parted with money.