[ There's a very slightly raised brow at that 'beautiful' comment. That's a new one. If he'd ever gotten those kinds of compliments before, he really didn't know. After all, most people rather do the run away in screaming terror when faced with the Akatsuki. No time for compliments there. ]

A monster...

[ He mulls it over as if the very word was a mouthful of wine. ]

You could have fooled anyone, really. You look less like a monster than anyone would think a monster to be like. Hm.