That would be one way to look at it. [ He'll agree but otherwise let that matter rest for the time being. It would take too much time to try to explain. Time that would be better spent focused on their situation here and now.

Though the comment about tasting the energies of the dead does draw a second glance from the youth. ]

That is a skill I would rather not imagine. Death-glows are bad enough. [ Lockwood bows his head in response to the Eastern style greeting, keeping his hands to himself, where otherwise he would have extended one. ] Anthony Lockwood. I usually answer most readily to Lockwood. A pleasure to meet you. [ He has the social graces for such introduction and uses them, before relaxing his manners a bit to process the rest of what the other man has said. ]

In my reality it can be either. It depends upon the strength of the spirit attached to the death energy. I haven't had much reason to try to determine if my Talent works here or not, at least not until today. I suppose a lot would depend upon whether or not there is spiritual energy to go with these deaths; and of course, [ he motions at the scratches in the wood ] if there was even a death involved.

Is this a regular occurrence in this world?