[Seeing Shoto shake the ice off as he gets up puts Hijikata at ease, though he internally objects to his indifferent explanation... the end results, to him, aren't worth a badly injured Shoto! But if there had been innocent lives on the line here they would both have had to risk their lives with no reservations, so he won't even admonish him, because at the core he's right. As he explains further Hijikata relaxes more - if this is really a holdover from his Quirk it makes sense that this would happen no matter what -, but as he observes his sluggish, stumbling movements as he tries to speed up the worry creeps back in fast. He's in this shape, yet he's only concerned for me again, huh?]

I'm fine, not least thanks to you having my back the whole time! I don't need any healing. I was worried that maybe your magic was going out of control to the point of turning against you, so I'm glad it didn't. You still look cold, though.

[He looks him over... yeah, this boy needs to be warmed up with a proper meal and given an opportunity to rest in a decent location. Hijikata brought enough totems to easily get them back to civilisation.]

I wanted to ask if you'd like to stay a little longer and see if the forest spirits appear, now that we've cleaned the place up, but who knows when they'll come back... I'd have to leave you alone, too, since they're shy of adults.

[Sure, he could leave Shoto with a totem, but ollying out and leaving him alone feels wrong, even if he could potentially see some wondrous magical creatures! What if more undead appear? Shoto surely wouldn't even entertain the idea in a reverse scenario either. Hijikata clasps his shoulder with a gloved hand, hoping to convey his appreciation.]

Let's head back to Camelot, shall we? Or do you want to go to the Red Springs? I'd say we've earned a stay at the resort!