As Ru turned to leave with his attention on the drone he held, Hyson followed behind instinctively. Not even looking up, Ru knew that he was following behind her maintaining an appropriate distance. With a devilish twinkle in his eyes, he asked, "Do you want me to lead you back to your resting quarters? I assure you, I'm capable of fighting any ghost."
Hyson puffed up his cheek and humphed.
"By the way, Kiddo, how do you know that the tree spirit is a male? It could be a female as well."
Hyson lowered his head and didn't say anything. He had been calling Mr. Tree Spirit but Ru was right. It could be a Miss Tree Spirit as well.
"It could be," mumbled Hyson in a small voice.
But Ru's sharp senses actually heard it and he abruptly stopped. Turning around, he looked at Hyson, "You actually fell for that?"
Hyson refused to reply to that and said, "Whether Mr. or Ms. I was still trying to be respectful!"
