He scratched his ear. "Is the spirit not feeling proper? Or is there something else...?" He darted his eyes for a moment and felt unnoticeably dizzy. "There may be something nearby that requires my attention, but I will return!"

He turned after he gave two silver coins to Damocles and hurriedly left with a better step than he did have when he knocked on the door, but his bad leg did kick in and he slowed down departing.