Dead, is he? <sigh> You did a good thing, friend. No use fretting over the order in which things pass. What matters is that they do pass─and nothing that passes goes unseen by the gods.
There is a graveyard just near Drybone. A lot of folk bring their dead and dying this far. Many just dump them here to spare themselves the trouble and cost of a burial.
This poor soul, at least, had family that rushed to his side. Count him lucky for that. 'Twas just his time to heed Thal's call. Best to let it go and move on. There's business what needs doing. Plots, graves, embalming, tombstones. Nothing in life is free─not even death.