— Yes, yes, my little GENIUS. — The woman clapped her hands happily. — He is so unique... There are no such children anywhere else. And I would like him to be taught some rare skills and abilities. You know, I am not particularly interested in your culture; it all seems like some kind of barbarism to me, especially since the ninth century is approaching, but I think that learning all sorts of things, like, uh, merging with shadows and whatever else you do, will only be beneficial to him. After all, there won't be many people in the kingdom with such skills. Karl, Master of Shadows... How does that sound... Wow!