User blog comment:SayuriDarling/The Mark of Athena Official Discussion/@comment-125.212.122.127-20121031020642/@comment-3146930-20121031022139

He placed them in his mouth to go into a meditative state so he wouldn't use as much oxygen while in the jar. After that day ended, he spit them out and placed another in his mouth. He didn't actually "eat" any of them.