Hope? Shadow had thought that Valyn would be a little more proactive then just sitting back and hoping it wouldn't happen to any of them. "Then perhaps others have been doing it wrong all along," Shadow offered. "I'm not saying that what's been tried before hasn't been to everyone's best abilities but perhaps there's another way of looking at the situation. Perhaps we're not as weak as we all seem to be."

Shadow looked around and caught sight of Daemon sitting by himself and staring down at his breakfast. "I think I'd like to hear what happened from Daemon himself," Shadow said, standing up. "Besides, it isn't as if he can send me away for asking questions now, is it? And he has yet to see how persistent I really can be. Care to join me?"