There was no real difference from that first conversation after her death. He'd taken her soul well before, ensuring her memories of the pain would be dim and easy to let go. She hadn't mentioned the burning before--that was new. Something had to have brought that up...

Then he saw the bite on her shoulder. It was superficial and high up...a wound of passion. He'd left similar marks on Courtney just a short while before.

"Did it burn like that?" He asked, nodding to her shoulder. "Were you goblin bit?"