[At that initial remark, Ren pouts rather petulantly, which...isn't really helping his case.] I'm not a kid, unless it's some old person talking...

[Nonetheless, he catches up to Dylas, eyes following the swishing tail for a moment before his attention turns back to Dylas' face with a light smile.]

Well, if you're going to fight whatever's making people disappear, it's better to have two people to do that, right? Going alone always goes badly in horror movies.

[Apparently Ren has decided this is a horror movie now, though he still sounds overly cheerful about the whole thing.]