"It's a metal," Solomon said, regarding her with faint surprise, but quite willing to explain if it meant the opportunity to reforge an item. "Its chemical symbol is Pd. Its atomic number is forty-six, I believe. It's used primarily as a catalyst, though it's somewhat popular in jewellery as well. Quite rare."

Perhaps it shouldn't be as much as surprise as it was. She had obviously been there longer, and knew people. It was entirely possible some of those people had the resources, and she knew how to take advantage. The surprise was replaced with a calculating, but amused sort of thoughtfulness. She was cautious. More cautious than Cain seemed to be. If she was equally as powerful as Cain had proved, the association might be a good one.

Even if she wasn't, well, at least it was something to do. Most of his time spent inside the Temple proper was spent teaching.

"Of course," he said smoothly. "Primarily, Necromancy is that act of drawing power from death. Most of the time, it involves manipulating shadows, but there are other techniques available for those who grow powerful enough. Mind you, the power is not in the act of killing." He said this firmly. "It is in the presence of the death itself, rather than the actual act. Very easy to mistake, I understand, and unfortunately it does mean most people regard us rather warily, but you don't strike me as the sort to be overly concerned by what people think, hm?"

He smiled at her.