"Ceremonial. The whole arrangement is a ceremonial one, something taught to me in becoming what I am." She folded her arms, staring at the strange creature then at the dead around her. Hmmm. "Ah. You hold sway over spirits."

It almost sounded like something of a revelatory thing. Part of her could understand how someone fascinated by death and the dead might find a vengeful spirit lingering behind beautiful in its own way. It was a foreign concept to her, but she did 'get it.'

"Quite the little court you have going here, full of pretty little things. Why?"