Giving Something In Return.

Beautiful as Lucile, Hal was not willing to let his guard down around her and so while he smiled as he walked behind, her, he was also amassing all of his trump cards to survive an attack from her should it come.

He was quite ready to attempt another use of {Network of Souls} which although more powerful now that it would harness all the soul power of everyone in Sapphire city, there was no guarantee that it would be enough.

That said, it would be well worth should the situation call for it.

But he was getting ahead of himself and there was the very likely possibility that Lucile was inviting him inside his room to get some alone time with him.

Narcissistic as that seemed, it was quite likely.

The walk was anything but short but eventually, they arrived and she led him inside before turning to him with narrowed eyes, 

"Sit" she said and Hal decided not to argue.