The sound of running water comes from behind the closed door as you head for the kitchen.

There really is a paper sack next to sink, and a quick check inside will reveal a few wooden skewers, each of which has three scorpions impaled on it. The light gleams off of some kind of coating, so they probably are candied. Inside the fridge, there's a bag of carrots and some canned meat.

Distantly, you might be able to hear him start singing snatches of some wordless melody.