It's been a while since someone reacted the way humans back home would. Rose had actually thought after Haven and Hadriel and the absolute lack of surprise that maybe it was just the mortals of her world. Maybe she wasn't as terrifying as she'd always been led to believe, but- No. He's right to be afraid. She's exactly the monster she never wanted to be.

But his fear kills any potential appetite she might have had. She doesn't like her prey to be frightened; she likes it when they have some fight. He doesn't have to worry about his question being rude to ask, his reaction was well enough.

"We're made of ki, life energy. But ours is tainted by negative human emotions and that's what makes us demons. My kind, the okuri inu, are born of people's fear of walking alone in mountain passes at night. We jump out and eat them if they trip. I mean. They do. That wasn't really my thing."