[The in person statement may not be a joke, but there's a smile on Chiron's face that makes it clear that he saw humor in the statement. It's a light thing, matched with a sparkle of amusement in his eye.]

Easier to get a measure of me, I suppose.

[It is a jab at his own height compared to his centaur form, but Jon's question sucks any lightness that remains.]

Of animals, yes, sometimes. Most gods expect burnt offerings. But you're...[ah.] That isn't the kind of sacrifice you mean, I take it?