It's all probably true, but mainly because Bene would eat anything right now, baby or not. At least... anything but gruel, which he has to eat or that Templar will come in and threaten him again.

He at least appreciates the honorific, and though he squints at Haelan, Benedict reaches forward to take the bowl. "Disgusting," he observes without emotion, "if you're no one, surely you can do better than this."