[Yet another surprise for the Ring-Spirit, is that while Ryou is still seven feet tall, and has uncanny claw-fingers and taloned feet, they're not currently his normal shade of gray. Rather, his skin's taken a very human coloration. His eyes still glow, of course, and he still has a tail. It's pretty weird, to see it in human skintone, perhaps a little uncanny.

But he's not in pain like this.

He doesn't even care that he's showing off his swapped weakness. It wouldn't matter, at the end of the day. As Atem had put it, Ryou was just a focal point for suffering. Ryslig would find a way to invalidate his trade.

Maybe the sun would start to shine rays of silver instead, just to spite him.]

Oh. That was...kinda fast.

[Ryou doesn't get up. He stays put, although his eyes vaguely track the Ring-Spirit's movements.]

I don't care where we go...I'm just...hungry.

You're the only one who I can trust to handle me...like I am.

[Exceedingly weird thing to say, Ryou. Very concerning...]