[His brows furrow. Not what he has hoped (hoped?? isn't that an awful idea. But a horrifying truth is better then a complete mystery) to find but good to know his aether hasn't changed. He sighs, easing some painkilling magic into the stone]

... makes no sense for the death price to be the cause. If it was just the immunity being taken away it should work like Joshua's...

The death, the death... could it- are you sure you're not Corrupted?