On the willows there, we hung up our lyres

This is an interesting question! "I think it's still sinful, because when it happens in the Bible, it's always part of a curse," he meows thoughtfully. "When God's people are under siege and are starving, they eat each other, but that was prophesied to happen as punishment for their wickedness. And in Genesis God says that we may not eat anything that has lifeblood in it, and He says that anyone who spills lifeblood shall be put to death. The prophets and historians never write about what happens if someone gives you their flesh."