( there are a lot of answers to that question but most end up sounding kind of creepy. her senses told her that there was no one there (no smell, no sound of a heartbeat), she didn't see any soul or aura in the flames - just flames, just a vision, just sounds.

there's the whole being cerberus thing, being made for the underworld to guard it, but that ends up being a load to try to explain especially in the middle of hell. )

I have experience with the afterlife. ( seems like the best way to sum it up. ) I'd know if he was real. Promise. ( she hopes that's reassuring even if they've just met. hell is good at what it does so it'd be hard to see, painful to see.. ) Are you... trying to get down to the third level?