He nearly stumbles his own foot at the complement, flustering slightly.
"Maybe... but definitely not any time soon! If you also want to learn it, I'm sure you could also ask. I wouldn't be upset if you did. We'll all need to work together anyway if we're going to get to the bottom levels of that place. From everything I heard Zuigrii say of there... it sounds incredibly treacherous."
He then smiles back, a gleam in his eyes at the chance to explain more about what he heard.
"Anyways, as it was explained to me. Shadow magic is entirely unique as a school of magic. It touches on every other type of magic as it was told to me. It can heal, harm, and you already know about that shadowstep ability that your familiar let's you do. The thing is, unlike others where you use energy that's already there, shadow magic has the caster actively draw out the energy to cast shadow spells. It was also told to me that shadow magic tenants a price on the user. Archmage Shadowcaster said that for him, it cost life force, but that it varies depending on the caster, and that the price can be quite personal."
He rubs the back of his head.
"That part does make me nervousnervous, but I'm more excited than anything to have a chance at learning it."

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