My dear man, you started out this conversation with a discussion of how you can bring death to a man by whispering wicked incantations. If you're going to start speaking about immortality and magic in merely a metaphorical sense, be a dear and signal it somehow.

But - dear lord. Please don't tell me they're all celibate. [ He shudders theatrically. Then - ] Don't tell me you're celibate. Please don't tell me that all that talk of marriage translates to married to the church.