Considering the powers of the people involved, 'disastrous' may also have been putting it lightly. Raine's reaction to her phrasing was not missed and Valdis felt slightly elated that she had been correct in her assumption. There was a relationship between the Light Mage and the Death Bringer, which was interesting, but she decided not to press it further at this time.

"Solomon said that his name was Bakura," she answered, "He held a hundred souls within him, his own and ninety-nine others." Which was nothing compared to the number she held, but he seemed to care deeply about his souls, whereas hers meant little. "The ninety-nine took offense to my presence. I assume they sensed the souls I hold and divined that I had the ability to steal souls." She shrugged, even if she hadn't made the empty threat to take his ghosts, the relationship had probably been doomed anyway.