Rebellious

Hearing her, Istan could not help but roll back his eyes to her. 

"Please, I am serious about it! Ever since I became a hybrid, I no longer have the taste buds of normal humans. Fruits and vegetables that were supposed to be delicious became bland and dry on my mouth."

"Meanwhile… raw meats became delicious smelling… especially…" He hesitated for a moment before continuing. 

"Especially human meat!" 

Hearing him, Jellan understood where he was coming from. However, she won't kill him, not until Nile ordered her to do so. Heck, he just came back to her life, what if he leaves again after hearing that she killed his precious younger brother? That would be a tragedy for her.

Besides, while they were fighting earlier, or rather, while she was chasing him earlier, she could tell that he doesn't have any bit less of an intention to fight back. Not that it matters anyway as Jellan would still be able to overpower him in a one-on-one fight.