That prompted a wry smile from Nita. No kidding. It felt like she learned something new every time she went out on errantry.

"I'm no stranger to being in over my head, at least."

Nita wouldn't have wished the shadow on anyone.

"Strange things from the perspective of a mundane world, yeah - if there even is such a thing. Alternate universes, creatures that were thought to be mythical, like fireworms... there are some things in here about shadow-based creatures, but none that act exactly like these," she continued, scuffing her shadow lightly for emphasis.

The shadow made a good show of glowering at her.