"Relationships..."
Durut Giles showed a bitter smile:
"Sir, whether you believe it or not, she attached herself to me. Yes, Miss Edwards, attached herself to me. I'll explain more at the Professor's, but I can assure you, I absolutely did not, absolutely did not bind anyone's soul."
As he spoke, the soul of the little girl circled around him, as if she had discovered something interesting.
To prevent the frail man from dying on the way, Shard hired a carriage and returned with him to Cat Tail Alley where Professor Manning lived. The first thing upon entering was to tell the Professor that an invisible soul had entered with the two of them.
The Professor was startled, but only startled. In his youth, he had traveled the Old Continent for archaeology, having seen it all. Compared to the lethal relics, ghosts were merely a minor issue.
