(Scars do not appear to be cause of death –shock ... - Bad Request

Had I really been dead? Was Dhall saying I was immortal? My new existence
was quickly filling with questions and uncertainties. As annoying as he was, I
wished Morte would say something. A joke to ease things. "Unacceptable," I
mouthed the word as if it were foreign, "That doesn't sound like it leaves me
in a good position."
"You must understand. Your existence is a blasphemy to them. Many of our
faction would order you cremated... if they were aware of your affliction."
"You're a Dustman," I bit my lip at stating the obvious, "But you don't seem
to be in favor of killing me. Why not?"
"Because forcing our beliefs upon you is not just. You must give up this
shadow of life on your own, not because we force you to." He looked about
to break into another fit of coughing, but managed to hold it in, "As long as I
remain at my post, I will protect your right to search for your own truth."
I nodded gratefully, "If that's the case, is there anything you might tell me
about myself?"
He shook his head sadly, "I know scant little of you, Restless One. I know
little more of those that have journeyed with you and who now lie in our
keeping." My mouth dried at those words. I had journeyed here before,
companions at my side who were now dead. Dhall sighed, "I ask that you no
longer ask others to join you, Restless One- where you walk, so walks
misery. Let your burden be your own."
The warning struck hard, but I had to ask, "There were others who have
journeyed here with me? And they are here?"
His eyes widened, "Do you not know the woman's corpse interred in the
memorial hall below? I had thought that she had traveled with you in the
past..." his throat seized as he approached a coughing fit, but he caught his
breath, "Am I mistaken?"
I paused, digging through the cobwebs in the back of my head, looking for
an answer. None came. "Where is her body?"
"The northwest memorial hall on the floor below us. Check the biers there...
her name should be on one of the memorial plaques. Mayhap that will
revive your memory."
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