Had he encountered them himself? He tilts his head back, looking up to a sky that hasn't shown him stars in decades though his poor sight. Oh, the things he could tell her about souls. More importantly, what is it she wants to know? He feels that this is going somewhere, but he decides to stay carefully away from asking outright. She's already in a delicate condition and he's not so terrible that he would prod at that.

"More times than I care to count."