He closes his eyes and breathes. "I see." And again. "If you'd asked me if I'd found what you were looking for, I'd have answered differently. I am, yes, looking for angles of attack on various forms of soul damage." He grits his teeth briefly and forces his eyes to open in a solidly neutral face. "If you do have information on the subject, I would welcome the contribution, even an explanation of what leads you to think I'd be wasting my time."