[There's a lot of use of the word 'I' and 'me'. Either Skulduggery is very proud over a house, or he's trying to reassure Kratos that they will have privacy. Since Kratos can't sense any mana, he assumes the second; unless Skulduggery has undead friends whose mana is far less defined. Somehow, Kratos doubts that. He'd still be able to sense them. He trails Skulduggery into the house with books in hand, looking around.]

Eat, yes.

[Is Skulduggery asking whether he understands the word, or can do so? Kratos supposes it doesn't matter. The answer, like with the sleep question, is the same. Still, it's not entirely accurate.]

Yes; no. Hmh.

[Kratos hesitates, flipping through that book again for the pages on facial expressions and emotion. 'Happy' is not really applicable, here, but it's the nearest he has.]

Yes food -- happy I eat. No food -- happy no eat.