"I'm not going to eat you."
He sneered
"Yeah, right-and I suppose asking the villages for sacrifices was for our benefit!?"
"Yeah. Pretty much."
"Pft-And how the hell is having us abandoned in a creepy ass forest full of snake people supposed to help us!?"
"...I was going actually care for you."
he paused, looking up at him
".....What?"
"You heard me."
"...and we can't take care of ourselves.....?"
"Well- I asked for sacrifices to actually- well- care for them and treat them as if they were loved."
"......"