"...Hmm?" Facilier had been occupied with keeping a look-out for any unwanted witnesses when he heard Lee whisper in the darkness. Perking his eyebrow up, the Bokor turned to find an astonished shinobi with eyes so wide they were round as large dinner plates. The sight was so comical that Facilier nearly choked out in laughter at it! "Justu...?"
It was then that Facilier realized that Lee had been referring to his Shadow. Jutsu must have been another name for magic back where Lee came from. Just seeing that lofty state of stupefied awe in Lee's comical eyes brought a deeply flattered smile to Facilier's face.
"Ah, you mean my Shadow partner here?" he chuckled, his bad mood lifting from Lee's compliment. Most people would recoil in horror at the very hint of a shadow moving on its own, he been afraid of getting the same reaction from the boy. Yet as gullible and quirky-looking as he was, Rock lee was still surprising the Bokor with his potential as the perfect minion! Shaking his head with a mirthful smirk, Facilier placed his long finger beneath Lee's chin and gently pushed it up to close his gaping mouth. "You sure know good magic when you sees it!" he added with a chortle as he withdrew his hand.
The Shadow grinned a curled smile and tipped its hat to Lee before taking out the last splinter in the ninja's hand. As the dark entity submerged half of its flexible form into the shadows, Facilier pocketed one of the bloodier glass pieces into his coat before whipping out a handkerchief to wrap around Lee's injured hand.
"My Shadow is all that is left of my power before I found myself here," Facilier explained, carefully tying a knot in the cloth to apply enough pressure to help stop the bleeding. "It is a very good friend to have in my magical craft, but sadly it is not appreciated so well by most others..."
Sighing a little, Facilier shifted over to sit against the wall next to Lee. "You see, most people are afraid of things they don't understand, and my Shadow here certainly fits the bill of the unknown category..." he said as his Shadow mimed a saddened expression behind his shoulder. "So people go on thinking that it's a bad thing and they act in the most unreasonable fashions towards it!" he complained with a flustered gesture of his hands. "Considering the great things I can do for people, it is most unfortunate that my Shadow and I don't get much in return! So I have to keep it under wraps, if y'all get my drift..."
Of course, the Shadow Man's words were all but a nasty lie wrapped up in an irresistible layering of emotional pleading; all of which to serve the purpose of getting Lee to cooperate beneath his shadowy wing. Facilier was good at serving up such methods of persuasion, and he knew Lee was the type to eat it all up without question. "But because you have shown yourself to be a most honorable shinobi," he said with a sprinkling of flattering, "I am granting you the privilege of seeing my last bit of power, but on one condition..."
It was then that Facilier tilted his head to look Lee right in the eye. "You don't say a single word about my Shadow friend here to anyone else. Not everyone will be as bravely accepting about it as you are..." he said, his voice dropping to a solemn purr, "I have to keep my friend safe, you understand me...?"
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It was then that Facilier realized that Lee had been referring to his Shadow. Jutsu must have been another name for magic back where Lee came from. Just seeing that lofty state of stupefied awe in Lee's comical eyes brought a deeply flattered smile to Facilier's face.
"Ah, you mean my Shadow partner here?" he chuckled, his bad mood lifting from Lee's compliment. Most people would recoil in horror at the very hint of a shadow moving on its own, he been afraid of getting the same reaction from the boy. Yet as gullible and quirky-looking as he was, Rock lee was still surprising the Bokor with his potential as the perfect minion! Shaking his head with a mirthful smirk, Facilier placed his long finger beneath Lee's chin and gently pushed it up to close his gaping mouth. "You sure know good magic when you sees it!" he added with a chortle as he withdrew his hand.
The Shadow grinned a curled smile and tipped its hat to Lee before taking out the last splinter in the ninja's hand. As the dark entity submerged half of its flexible form into the shadows, Facilier pocketed one of the bloodier glass pieces into his coat before whipping out a handkerchief to wrap around Lee's injured hand.
"My Shadow is all that is left of my power before I found myself here," Facilier explained, carefully tying a knot in the cloth to apply enough pressure to help stop the bleeding. "It is a very good friend to have in my magical craft, but sadly it is not appreciated so well by most others..."
Sighing a little, Facilier shifted over to sit against the wall next to Lee. "You see, most people are afraid of things they don't understand, and my Shadow here certainly fits the bill of the unknown category..." he said as his Shadow mimed a saddened expression behind his shoulder. "So people go on thinking that it's a bad thing and they act in the most unreasonable fashions towards it!" he complained with a flustered gesture of his hands. "Considering the great things I can do for people, it is most unfortunate that my Shadow and I don't get much in return! So I have to keep it under wraps, if y'all get my drift..."
Of course, the Shadow Man's words were all but a nasty lie wrapped up in an irresistible layering of emotional pleading; all of which to serve the purpose of getting Lee to cooperate beneath his shadowy wing. Facilier was good at serving up such methods of persuasion, and he knew Lee was the type to eat it all up without question. "But because you have shown yourself to be a most honorable shinobi," he said with a sprinkling of flattering, "I am granting you the privilege of seeing my last bit of power, but on one condition..."
It was then that Facilier tilted his head to look Lee right in the eye. "You don't say a single word about my Shadow friend here to anyone else. Not everyone will be as bravely accepting about it as you are..." he said, his voice dropping to a solemn purr, "I have to keep my friend safe, you understand me...?"