"Charm is a weapon, apprentice… and menace is the sheath." He steps closer, letting the shadows curl around him. "The key is balance. Speak softly, smile slyly… and yet let the threat linger beneath every word, every gesture. Mortals will obey, spirits will bend… and those who doubt you will learn the cost of ignoring your presence."

He leans in, voice silky and dangerous. "Master this… and you may yet survive my lessons. Fail… and the shadows will remind you… that power is never given freely."