"Ah… look at this, apprentice." A small shadow writhes, flickering angrily. "A single error. One hesitation. You see how quickly it reacts? The shadows remember. They punish. They teach… and sometimes, the lesson is painful."

He smiles thinly. "Clever apprentices learn from mistakes. Foolish ones… vanish. Watch closely, learn carefully… and maybe, just maybe, you will survive the tutelage of shadows and my guidance."