So that's it, then. Somehow you wound up a Sanguis instead of a Cordis...

[Not that it doesn't make sense, kind of. Abbacchio's always had that tough streak to him, and he's definitely possessive. Those do tend to be Sanguis-like traits, after all. Although maybe any blessing would suit him, really...but that's entirely beside the point.]

Do...do you think it happened because you...

[Not died. It's not that, stop that, don't even think it.]

...spent that time as a ghost?