"Yes. Shades are what remains after death. They are what I take to the Underworld and who inhabit there for the rest of eternity. Ghosts, souls, spirits, they mostly refer to the same thing."

Which is still worrying as that would mean his body would appear as dead back home if his soul is here and not with his body. Anyone who came across him would think Death was dead. "I have been able to survive without eating and drinking for long lengths of time. But what of the mortals here? Are they going to have bodies to return to after all this?"