[For a second, the only thing he can do is nod, trying to find the words. Explaining the lich thing is... a lot, and he's not sure he's ready.]

I have this stupid bracelet that lets me cast telepathy without, you know, casting it. I put it on and I heard Lup. Something bad happened to her, but I don't think she's gone.

[It's hope, warm and bright and terrifying, but it's his.]