[Honestly, if those ramshackle ghosts made an effort Hijikata would probably still be scared of them... it's sad, but true!]

Same as here, then. Well, let's hope we don't encounter any.

[If they do run into any genuine spectres it'll be up to him as the death mage to deal with them, after all, and he's already grateful to be able to walk back to where they left the air boat without feeling like passing out from the poison anymore.]

Let's both keep our eyes firmly above the water line, and if any more of those herons show up I'll scare them off with fire right away.