New to Emizel, perhaps. But to Ansem it was no more or less than simply part of life. It was hardly his fault that the boy hadn't known darkness on this level before. Even the fact that he seemed to be inclined to answer the darkness with violence was hardly surprising. It was a fool's reaction to the unknown and that was the same the worlds over.

"What perhaps I should have done sooner," Ansem answered. "Or is it that you still fear the darkness?"