He accepted another of the man's straw drinks, he could have drank from the cup but he said nothing. The question though, he had to think about that one. Maybe he could lie? Probably not. Honestly it was then.

"... You wanted to kill me." Maru said quietly and lowered his head, his ears curled back a little. "You'd have had my life in your hands if I gave it. Even if you harm it, crack it, chip it, snap it in half... it'll damage me. Badly. Shatter it completely and..." He almost shrugged, but the pain of his side and the soft hiss he gave when he remembered, stopped him from doing much more than that.