"A cat sat on the paper?" Boo asked.
"Yeah," Kael said. "And last time I tried to exorcise a ghost, nothing happened. The ghost just stared at me. It was very awkward."
Boo stared at him. "So you can't exorcise me?" he asked.
"I don't even know how," Kael admitted.
"You could try," Boo offered.
"I could," Kael said. "But probably nothing would happen."
Boo floated a little closer. "Nothing?" he repeated.
"Maybe the ghost would get bored and leave," Kael said. "That's what happened last time."
Boo considered this. "That doesn't sound like exorcism," he said. "That sounds like bad conversation."
Kael shrugged. "That's all I can do," he said.
Boo floated even closer. He was now hovering right in front of Kael's face, studying him intently.
"So you're not going to send me away?" Boo asked.
"No," Kael said.
"Not even a little?" Boo pressed.
"I don't know how," Kael repeated.
Boo stared at him for a long moment.
Then he floated backward slowly.
