Don’t want a household spirit?
Too late—the contract has already been signed. Get a broom, and start.
Who should you be afraid of after death? Devils? No, necromancers. They summon you from a perfectly decent afterlife and demand that you find their killer. Don’t know how? You’ll learn. The job’s not hard... and aren’t you curious to try it yourself? Dying, after all, you can do anytime...
The arguments seemed worth considering for Lyuba. Who can find the killer most easily? The household spirit. That’s who you’ll be.