"Dead?" Ardyn questions. "I think I would know if my own brother passed away." And he would, under normal circumstances. Neither of them may be king yet, but they're still heirs in waiting. To lose one would put all eyes on the other. Still, there is something... strange about it all. Isn't there? Something he can't quite place his finger on.

"He might not be here, but back home- He's probably just fine, hardly noticing my absence." Considering the long stretches away from home that the healer indulged in, he doubted Somnus fretted overly much anymore when he slipped away.

"I had a run-in with one of those things, but they're not infected with The Scourge at least. Not that I've seen. Small blessings, considering how it seemingly spreads so easily already."