But in the days that passed those who had lost would watch as the bodies returned by Ildaria continued to decay, until eventually nothing but bleached bone remained. In fact, Ildaria's magic had no such resurrecting qualities, amounting to little more than manipulations of dead flesh. Her clientele was horrified at the sight of the bodies of those they loved corroding before their eyes. As for why Ildaria had chosen to perpetuate such horror, that was something no one knew for certain.