[Ryou is not responding immediately, just as sure as he's not taking his time eating. Not all of his manners have gone out the window, he's still using silverware and not making a mess of himself like he might have if he was eating raw human flesh, but...he's definitely stuffing his face.

Just, you know. With a tiny bit of class.

He takes a pause after a minute or two to respond to Atem though. It would be rude not to!]

Mm, I'm not sure if I could bear to do it.

[He doesn't sound sad about it, but there is honesty in it.]

I know...I know it's silly, but having something like this prepared for me is okay! I don't mind it! B-but I wouldn't want to take part in the, um. The procedure.

[Feeding instinctually as a werewolf was one thing. Properly excising a cut of meat for something this nice? He isn't sure he could take part in that process.]

...Is that weird? I don't want you to think this isn't delicious and I wouldn't eat it again, of course. It's really great!

[Which is why he samples another piece. There really aren't many left.]

Great enough that if I did switch my feeding type I'd have to bribe you to cook for me more often.