He accepts the morsel of bread, chewing slowly then swallowing. In happier circumstances, he would be embarrassed at being fed like a child - doubly so with a stranger watching (although the guard seems to have turned aside at some point so as not to be directly watching them). Hades continues to eat for as long as Hythlodaeus feeds him, until the whole thing is finally consumed.

It sits heavily in his stomach. He would have preferred soup or porridge but this is all he'll get while he's in here.

"Will you visit me again? Before the king decides my fate..."

He cannot keep the hopeful note out of his voice.