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It felt good to be out and about, out of that room even if things still felt sterile and impersonal. Now the ghoul was next to him and he lagged behind her just a little bit, eyeing her curiously now that he had a chance to see one without fighting. At least not yet.

"I do not know the area, so whatever you would like?" Then he paused for a moment before changing his mind. "May I ask if there is somewhere warmer than here?" He sounded almost wistful at the idea.

No where warmer then. It was cool, but bearable. Really, he should not have been asking just for comfort. But it was starting to be slightly draining, even though he was out for a walk he did not feel quite so energetic as he normally did. It was...peculiar. Maybe heat would make it better, but maybe not. "Larger...phoenixes?" As in...multiple?

Frightening. Scary. Yes, those words could certainly apply. Being ripped from Amityville to where the hunters were, captured. Walking around but under supervision. Cold. So yes, those words applied. But at the same time it was not so entirely foreign as he might have expected. The huntress actually seemed fairly civil, and at no point had he truly felt ill intent from her. He followed her along, trying not to wince as a cool breeze blew past him.

She seemed determined to test the bit of trust she was building up. "I will not promise to answer any of your questions," he said with a slight frown. "But you may ask, and if I answer I will try to do so truthfully? One answered question for another?" Playing a game with a hunter, this was different.

It was then that their surroundings really came into view. Was this...was this a training ground? That was what the area suggested, and he seemed to perk up a bit as he looked around, obviously curious but not really saying as much. Maybe there would be something here that he could learn from, something that he could use for his own skills. Or something to learn about to defend himself from.

Underground for months? Dormitories destroyed? They lived in dormitories? Like students? Her few words t up far more questions than answers. "I am glad to hear that. Special things could be lost in such destruction."

He would be allowed to go first? He would not ignore that honor, though he was tempted to insist that she go first. But no, hunter. His guar was not completely dropped. "Why do humans...why did you become a hunter?" That was one that made little sense to him. They scared humans, but they did not hunt them down. Even if they did smell delicious there were rules.

His gaze dropped, not entirely comfortable with such close scrutiny from a ghoul. Seeing things? So a special natural ability for humans? Maybe...So she had been scared by Halloween due to her ability? So she was trying to fight her fears? But no, she had been recruited and had no other options. Confusing.

"Scared?" Maybe of weaponization, but he was not going to admit that to her. "I dislike hunters more than fear them. They do not fight fair with nets and traps. It is not a test of skill with hunters. What do you like about being a hunter?"

Really, if he was honest with himself, he liked being at the school for much the same reason. He liked being busy and...well he enjoyed learning some new things. He liked the knowledge, but not necessarily the reading and such to get there. And having friends was something he had not really missed until he had them and realized that his life before had been fairly empty.

Yin's eyebrows furrowed and he blurted out the first thing that popped into his mind. "Why does everyone seem to care so much about horsemen?" He looked faintly embarrassed and cleared his throat. "I must apologize for that Miss Sasha it is just that it seems so peculiar to me. Until we went to the Isles I really knew very little about the horsemen, and once we were there the Isles were destroyed. They lost their homeland and much of their race, so naturally I feel badly for them. But I do not really know them, and I do not know all of what they have done. Or why. So that is all I can really say."

He though for a moment about his next question. It was a good time to learn about the Hunters, but it was hard thinking about what to ask in such a short time span. Instead he went for a more personal question that she might not bother answering, because he could not think of anything else. "Do you hate us? Students I mean."

"Heading back is fine," he agreed, though he had enjoyed being able to stretch his legs, to get out there and do something. And he was going to behave the entire way back, Miss Sasha was...nice and he did not wish to cause her trouble.

But one thing she said was bothering him, and as they walked back he could not resist commenting on it. Nona was a monster. As in the past. "Just because someone is a monster does not mean that they cannot be a friend as well. They do not have to change for that."