[ Macaque finds himself idly wondering if he could do that if he tried. He won't, but purely as a thought exercise. ]

I haven't experienced it as devotion, but I've only ever been on this side of it. I've never doubted that the shadows could turn on me if I misused them, so I have taken care not to. [ Shadows were his first real support, friends one might say. He always treated them with respect accordingly. ]