Han Sen and Li Keer flew through space together, but the bronze furnace lagged some distance behind them. It still wasn't willing to come anywhere close to Li Keer.
If Li Keer was willing to lead, Han Sen had no reason to reject her offer. If she could find deified xenogeneics, Han Sen wouldn't mind helping her slay the bronze tripod.
Han Sen still wasn't fond of Li Keer's personality, so he didn't talk to her all that much. But Li Keer was smart and talkative, and Han Sen discovered that she even had a sense of humor. He found it difficult to rectify her personality with how she had acted when they first met.
Han Sen didn't know that her attitude had actually changed.
When they first met, Li Keer had looked at Han Sen as if she was far superior to him. It was like a human talking to a cow. Humans normally wouldn't bother talking to cows, because there was no point in having a conversation with a being of such low intelligence. They would just teach the cow what to do, instead.
