static connections

Frankness in the face of death was something to be admired, and Ludo's mask seemed to bob approvingly from behind the tree. "Knowledge, then," it said, and a mass of rags would seem to swell up around the mask, before it swooped out to hover before the shrine. The little horse it snagged in one tendril of fabric, the toy disappearing soon enough into the folds of its void. Masks could not frown, but Ludo would certainly seem to give that impression as it considered Harper's questions. "Not normal, no," it said. "Spirits do linger, but they ought not to. The Longnight is the reason why Kiada is trying to lay her lover to rest. As for ones beyond...?" It shook its head. "Mort keeps Caido's souls. And that is all." LUDO Braved the forests, braved the stone Braved the icy winds and fire Braved and beat them on my own