[That seems like a very off-the-wall question...but Ryou has no problem entertaining it. It's the least he can do, he needs to make things right, he can't keep screwing up.

"It is up to you to rise to meet these changes, my pet. If you do not rise to meet them, how will you be able to endure harsher trials in the future?"

He shudders briefly, just the thought of those words unsettling him anew. But Atem had asked him a question. He can't get distracted in his own problems again. He outright refuses.]

I can't promise that when I change back that I wouldn't want your help. B-but...like this, I think we should hunt together. Or I can hunt for you. We can share kills regardless of the method.

I can't be as strong as I want as quickly as I need to be, but I'm not going to stop trying just because it's hard to hunt someone and erase them completely.

[Even though it hurts him to have to be the ultimate killer. At least as a werewolf, he can comfort himself with the fact that the eternal soul of his prey will not be snuffed out.

As a shade...it's much harder. The mental gymnastics are far more complicated for soul-feeding.]