"Why do I do what?" he asked, and rolled his shoulders in a purposefully languid shrug when she seemed to latch onto the phrasing that he'd used. He should really be more careful with his word choices; she had a way of getting him to say exactly what was on his mind, without the usual carefulness that he often weighted his responses to.

"Ha, no," he snorted. "Only the two of us became spirits, as filthy a company that is to be in for me. It was a side effect of the pharaoh's spell when he sealed the shadow magic and his memories away. There are other people who are connected to certain Items -- who are echoes of people in Egypt, in some cases, you'd think twins. Not reincarnations, but... similar."