I was! I had been deceiving them without any problems, but then something startled me and I tripped...

[He wipes his tears with his sleeve, but they get replaced quite quickly.]

They tried to eat me! They...

[It was apparently pretty traumatic, since trying to recall it in too much detail stresses him out so much that he has to sit down and ends up tightly wrapping his arms around his middle.]

They tore me open, Miss Sophie. With their teeth.