Adrien exhaled. He didn't think the answer to that question to be anything less than obvious. Still, when he spoke again, he did so in a quieter voice. "Knowing what Darkness magic is", he said, "I didn't think this would be something I'd be learning how to do".

Val tilted his head downwards. "What is Darkness, Adrien?".

Adrien swallowed. "It's... It's the nothingness", he said. "It's the void. It's death".

Val nodded, and Adrien thought he saw the shade of a smile appear on his mouth. "All of these are aspects of Darkness", Val said. "They are also not all that Darkness is... And they are also not always to be feared".

"How do you mean?".