Jerker had been with Lah for more than a week, prompted by a disturbing dream. He sought explanation, guessing that it had something to do with his abrupt killing of Bremalai. Lah agreed with this conclusion. He explained that when someone is killed violently, especially in the midst of intense emotion, the spirit may remain until the whatever injustice or unfinished business is resolved. Based on the holy teachings, this process may very well be taking place between Jerker and Bremlai.
“This can take one of many forms. Sometimes the spirit forms into odeum, an insane spirit that seeks to recreate extreme chaos and distress. Sometimes the spirit returns as a ghost, which also has the power to possess. As well, there are blade spirits and grave sentinels that seek only to fight and defend.”
“What the spirit of Bremlai ultimately becomes, only time can tell. This is not a curse than can be lifted. It may be part of the plan of the Anointed One that you endure hardship in order restore some sort of balance. If the spirit threatens your life, you must defend yourself, but often these spirits merely want to share their story. This may trouble your thoughts and even become distracting when you must be otherwise occupied. You must endure and have faith in the Anointed One.”
“I have concerns that you may have attracted this dark energy upon yourself because you committed a grave sin in the past year when you gave away a holy relic, one of the bones of Saint Jaludi to a death devil. This saddens me. It could be that the lord has called you to undo this wrong. And if he is calling you to this purpose, you can be assured it is possible. Similarly, I would like to a make a personal request to you. Convince your companions to return those two bones of of the blessed saint to me for safe keeping. Among your companions are Nate and Ghevont, both of whom are fierce foes of the undead. Perhaps the urgent need for the relics has diminished.”
“I would feel better of those most precious relics were kept safe in the sepulchre we have here for Saint Jaludi.”