"But he could still summon your spirit." Which doesn't surprise him too much, considering that's a trope in a lot of fantasy games, comics, and books. It's still strange to talk to someone who... well... has done it before. The dying and returning spirit thing. His question about the guy's corporeal form is answered with the next part.

"So what's the last thing you remember? Your physical death or being dismissed as a spirit?" That should place where on the "timeline" this... whatever the fuck they're in, dragged Hythlodaeus from.