The bites of cookie lodged halfway to my stomach, and I set it back down on the plate, my insides churning. "He's dead."

The words sounded so empty, so...flimsy, because he wasn't just dead, he was gone. Forever. Even if I could, or wanted to, necromancy didn't work well with people. They came back...murderous, which was why we had a whole class of cautionary tales. Except this Ryze guy apparently could raise people with no problem.

Seph covered her mouth and blew ...