It's easy to be daring above a safety net. It makes good practice for when the net is gone.

"It is my pleasure as a host," he assures her. As to the question of the spirits, "some wish to see their living loved ones, to bring them advice, or tasks, or the knowledge that they are at peace. Some have unfinished business in the world, and would see it done ere they rest. Some long to taste again the passions they knew in life. They are as varied in their purpose as any group of people you might know."