“A mortal is comprised of five components that separate the living from the dead,” he said. “And necromancy requires the spell to bring together all five again. So yes, it needs something to represent each of those elements.” He gestured to the first item in the circle—a long lock of silver hair bound with a red ribbon. It looked like it had once belonged to the corpse, a match to the silver-black tresses that fanned out around her shoulders. “Body,” he said. “In this case, I have the fresh corpse, so it’s largely ceremonial.” Now he nodded to the next item—a little wooden flute. “Breath. This
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