The truth of the matter is that Little Hawk, as he approaches his second childhood, is slowly losing his ability to differentiate between the universe of the real and the universe of the imagined. This is typically symptomatic of early=onset Gerund Disorder. In any case, he becomes upset if anyone corrects him by pointing out that Chongo is not a flesh and blood creature. BEst to just humor or ignore him on this issue. He seems to have held on to his usual level of near-competency on other topics except for political matters.