[ He hadn't been about to do anything, staying put but the signal acts to ground him, and the fact the knight seems to be keeping his head helps Jacob pull himself together, nodding in reply. Of course, with their attention on the ghostly figure, the knight probably didn't see that.
Taking the other's lead, he'll remain still, as peaceful as he can be while the ghost looks at them from her tub, or maybe looking past them, Jacob isn't sure. ]
Can we help you?
[He tries, knowing full well that most people seem to want his help and this place might not end up being very different. Even dead people probably have errands for him to run. But instead, the woman shakes her head, and in a distant voice replies:]
In my living days, I was no sorceress or a necromancer, or a woman possessed of any such high learning. I was but a maid, a fine one, but I do not know how we can be freed.
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Taking the other's lead, he'll remain still, as peaceful as he can be while the ghost looks at them from her tub, or maybe looking past them, Jacob isn't sure. ]
Can we help you?
[He tries, knowing full well that most people seem to want his help and this place might not end up being very different. Even dead people probably have errands for him to run. But instead, the woman shakes her head, and in a distant voice replies:]
In my living days, I was no sorceress or a necromancer, or a woman possessed of any such high learning. I was but a maid, a fine one, but I do not know how we can be freed.