"I'm not a necromancer," he agrees. "I'm a vampire."

A bold admission to be said so casually, but Pal will know what the word means - even if the Earth myths that lasted in his reality involve sexy, possibly sparkling versions of them.

"My 'olfactory glands' are part of my biology. That's also how I knew that big guy was a reanimated corpse.

"I'm not lying, Reverend Daughter. If I wanted to lie I'm come up with something less ridiculous."