Valdis rolled her eyes at his words, but no retort came to mind, so she said nothing. She reached out a hand to touch one of the spirits, but it didn't react, as if it was only partially there.

"Those who die violently sometimes hold onto the world," She withdrew her hand and looked at it, "But I have never seen anything on this scale. But the enemy is supposed to be from the death plane, so perhaps his power has infected this place and is holding their souls here."