"Nah, my father used to make me watch him when he did his weird zombie experiments." Wallace said, smiling. "I don't get spooked by dead stuff anymore." The young necromancer stood back up, scratching the back of his head. "Plus, you said you wouldn't hurt me, like, five times."
Suddenly, Wallace went red in the face. He looked up at Valkyrie sheepishly, blinking rainwater out of his eyes. "Wait, did you want me to get scared? Like, as an ego thing?" The boy looked away, embarrassed. "Um... Sorry. You're very intimidating, yes..."