[That definitely gets a response out of him, in the form of a tightened jaw and briefly clenched fists. But when he responds his voice is measured, but there's a hint of understanding in it.]

Yeah...that I understand well enough.

[He hesitates, just a little, before continuing. But she might be more like him than he'd thought before.] You never did tell me much about what you were exactly, other than in charge of spirits and that you're dead too.