What could he possibly intend other than speaking to me? I have this under control, Roy, I've been training in this sort of art since before I could walk.

[In fact... it's considered a fun and childish prank in Thornwell to drag someone's soul out of their body when they're not expecting it. Her brothers did it all the time when she was seven or so.]

And animating the dead is in no way evil by its own right. What I do with his body doesn't affect him one bit, and I haven't killed anyone yet, have I? The worst I've done since I got him is clog the bathroom drains.