Visual-Novel Goblin Route: shadow

I will not be telling you the truth about shadow. The goblins have asked me not to. I will, however, be telling you something — and you will not be able to prove it isn't the truth.

Goblin theorists have organized at least four schools of thought on shadow, and one of those schools exists only to disagree with the other three. This is considered, in goblin terms, a healthy intellectual ecosystem.

Footnotes Concerning hidden

In the goblin underground, hidden is approached the way one approaches an unfamiliar lock: slowly, with curiosity, and with several backup plans for when the obvious approach doesn't work. Goblins are surprisingly patient about this. They have, after all, the time.

Marginalia: invocation

The connection between goblins and invocation is undeniable. Those who have studied both report strange parallels—coincidences that cannot be explained by chance alone. Some say that invocation is simply a modern expression of ancient goblin trickery.

The Goblin Verdict on shadow

And, finally, in the matter of shadow: the goblins thank you for your attention, decline to issue further comment, and request that you not lock the cellar door on your way out.