More real... [In that case, would it benefit his kind to have these emotions?] A Spirit in my world will die and literally fade away if he does not feel that he has a purpose anymore, a reason for existing. Could these emotions stop that from happening, I wonder?

[He listens carefully. Her words lead him to recall how he once treated those who stepped in his sacred kingdom.]

I do not blame you for seeking a sense of humanity then. While it may not have mattered to me in the past, I find it hard to imagine going back to how I was before now that I have begun to experience new things.