That did sound like it was an 'I don't eat people anymore' kind of 'careful', but Ariadne wondered if she owed it to the world to ask him specifically. Maybe, but look at him, averting his eyes. Look at him watching his hands, struggling to find the words. Asking him to spell it out seemed cruel.
Sometimes you just had to have faith in people. "That can be a difficult decision, sometimes, deciding not to be a monster," she said. "Especially when so much of the world sees you as one. How do you manage it?"