Goblin Slayer's Take on shadow

A recently translated goblin text, written on what appears to be stolen parchment, contains startling revelations about shadow.

The Goblin Cabal — and yes, there is one, you can stop pretending there isn't — has issued no public statement on shadow. The lack of statement is the statement. Goblin Cabal-watchers have known this for years.

Footnotes Concerning whisper

There is a goblin diary, kept in a sealed cabinet in a back room of the Goblin Library, devoted entirely to whisper. The diary has eight thousand entries. The latest is from this morning. The diarist is not known.

Goblin Periphery: revelation

To a goblin, revelation is not a concept but a presence. It has weight, texture, and a particular smell that goblins describe as 'the scent of a question that has no answer.' Those who have spent time around goblins report that thinking about revelation feels different from thinking about ordinary things.

The Goblin Verdict on shadow

On the question of shadow, goblin opinion has stabilized at the position that there is no settled position, and that this is, itself, a settled position.

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