Lorag gave Janius a nod. "Yeah, I have, but how about instead of tryin' to make sense of analogies or something, we just get straight to the point? It's about the girl, isn't it? She has a mental breakdown about twice a week by this point. What happened this time?" He asked directly. Lorag did not really think he would be good at dealing with whatever issues Kaleeth had, but getting his advice was one of the few things Janius hadn't tried. Besides, it wasn't as if he could make it worse...probably.

"Hmm, an interesting question. If you are wanting me to extend your life, then no, that is not possible, even if I wanted to. You would need to have the prerequisite skills. If you are wanting me to teach you to do it, then no, at least not the entire process. It takes quite a lot of study to come close to extending one's life, and that is far more time and effort than I would be willing to give to an outsider, no matter what you gave me in return. But to explain the process, and perhaps get you started on the path...I might be persuaded to lend you my knowledge. How much knowledge of conjuration do you have? Or can you even cast magic?" Orskan questioned. 

Ahnasha nodded. "I can, actually. I am actually rather skilled in illusion...but I have only a little knowledge of conjuration. Enough for a few bound weapons, and maybe a simple familiar or something."

Orskan seemed a bit displeased about her lack of knowledge, but continued nonetheless. "Better than nothing, I suppose. I will tell you for free an overview of what it involves. You'll need a number of black souls to begin the process; the exact number varies from person to person. The process uses tenants of reanimation and enchanting by using the souls' energy to keep your own soul bound more strongly to your own body. This, in turn, prevents your body from decaying. Of course, just explaining it is not [i]nearly[/i] as easy as actually doing it. It requires a very strong understanding of how souls are bound to flesh, and how to recreate that binding. As well, the effect will wear down over time, so you also have to keep strengthening the bonds with more black souls every fifty to a hundred years, depending on how good you are at it. I have some old tomes that could get you started, but you will not get them from me for free. I will require payment for this gift, in some form or another." 

The essence of what Orskan describe was that Ahnasha would have to kill other mortals, take their souls, then use them on her own body to keep herself alive. It would require dooming others to a fate worse than just death...but Ahnasha still did not hesitate. The allure of an extended life was powerful enough that she could find a way to justify destroying souls for it. "What is your price?" She asked, her expression frighteningly cold and serious.