( Dug you up and —

He stills first, slack in his step — before dashing forward at Jacob's side, hand cleanly ready on the hilt of his sword, should the spirit retaliate with violence for her answer.

Unexpectedly, but welcome, she does not. Instead, she drifts farther, indifferent to the question. )

Often, they are unprepared to accept their — ( Lick of his lips, dry. How to articulate this with courtesy. ) Circumstances.

( ...for all it is plain and obvious to them that Tykhe is of the deplorably deceased, she might... struggle with the agony of that conclusion. So often, the shock of their passing divorces spirits from memories of that transition. )

She must be newly buried, if the collector has not claimed her eyes prior. Seek fresh tombs.