"I'm not sure," Elk answered honestly, thinking about it for a moment as they continued walking. He pointed out where the kitchen would be and briefly explained it — how people could eat whatever they wanted, cook it themselves, or ask the ghosts in the castle to help — before readdressing Shiba's question. He sounded just a bit quieter when he spoke again.

"...People don't really stay dead here." Endrance's death was one in particular that immediately crossed his mind, but the boy didn't let it bother him or weigh him down.