...No. He doesn't trust this. When he got lifted up before, he usually then got carried off or suspended in the air until he agreed to something. Or he was helped up somewhere and then not helped down again, while other children laughed. No matter if he got lifted up by adults or teens or children, it almost never ended well. The only one that he would have trusted to lift him up like that would be his great-grandfather, and even with him he could never be sure.

He takes a step back, shaking his head and thrusting the candle towards the man instead. Take it and put it up there instead.