Although he forgot that before, when he had the chance, after beating the crap out of some of them, Ryan tamed one dire wolf, he would never say that out loud, but those monsters were too cool. Of all the monsters he had tamed before, they were by far the most awesome, and their strength was also impressive.
"You said that you didn't like animals," Alissa frowned. "I guess that was just you being bashful in your own weird way."
It wasn't a matter of liking or disliking. Ryan just never wanted pets because he didn't think they deserve to be caged. As for the tamed dire wolf, he was cool, but he was a cool tool for battle. That being said, Ryan felt a bit conflicted in thinking like that. He had bidden their will with magic, but he could feel the connection between them, so at the very least, Ryan had to treat them like real partners. After all, they will never betray him.