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Think of those as 'glitches' that not even Mort can explain, assuming PN-chan's fine with it. Hell, make anything unexplainable a glitch or a tiny loophole.

After all, the world's law isn't perfect- even Fairy Law can be subverted, and that's enforced very harshly by three gods who disapprove of it being broken, period. Not a lot of things are enforcing the law of the world itself, and those who do don't enforce near as hard as Oberon, Medb and Titania.

To throw my two cents into this, I say that for a Dullahan to succeed, they specifically have to be the one who killed them- not beheading their corpse, specifically, they have to be the one who ended the person's life. And you have to roll to succeed. Also, I'd also recommend preventing it from working if the person resists being brought back. Or heals from being beheaded somehow.

Souls can have minds, but nothing can bring a soul back short of a Void entity, immense regret or sadness- this creates ghosts-, immense anger- creating wraiths- or a god- not a godlike character such as the Dullahan Lord, an actual god like Mort or the famine god Cheru once served.

Souls can be kept on earth by a vampire's bite, a Dullahan, blood seals, etc, etc, and dead bodies can be animated by ghosts, necromancers- creating zombies- and mad scientists -creating Frankenstein's monster-esque homunculi-, but rarely can souls be brought back, into a body.

This sound good?

"My presence in this world alone would be enough to inhibit her ability."

"I will do my best to facilitate the law."

A soul cannot make a decision because it has no mind.

Is there a difference between a soul and a ghost (Sir Launce, Elizabeth) apart from whatever lore I decide to call?

"I am confident, master, that you can handle it. My part is merely to facilitate the law, not to enforce it."

"Is he of any concern to you? He cannot subvert the law of the world."

"Master." Carrick bows down to him. Elizabeth materializes and bows to him too.

Carrick's expression disappears. Despite Soarla insulting his master, he doesn't attempt to attack her or berate her. He merely states, "The laws of the world must not be subverted."

With that, Carrick claims the mousegirl's soul and puts it into his lantern, before lumbering away.