... Thank you.

[She really hasn't known him long, it's true, but she is warm and kind, and honestly, he can use hearing the words right now.

And she asks and he gives a small, shaky laugh.]

Oh yes, I guess you wouldn't know. In my world, ghosts are classified according to how much damage they can do to the world and to people. Ghost kings are also know as Calamities. They're the most powerful, and the most dangerous.

And yes, I was... well on my way to become one. It took one person to pull me back from it. If they hadn't been there...