"I wasn't thinking about how delicious some fish stew would be! K-knock it off!"

His voice even broke a little, as if dismissing fish stew was something he could not do with a clear conscience. It's not his fault that fish are delicious and perfect and much preferred to human flesh regardless of whether or not he's got arm-tearing teeth.

"This is stupid. Can't we just take...a shortcut or something? I bet I can punch one of these walls down."