"Thermodynamics."

Palamedes pauses for a reaction. Presumably, he doesn't get one.

"There usually isn't much left after a thanergenic explosion originating from inside a necromancer's body. One's cells are vaporized instantly. Well, most of them." He gestures at the skeleton hand resting on the desk behind Natsuno.

"Cam and I tried to make do with my bones, but it just wasn't working. We needed a better way to communicate, you see."