He gave the leader a look, before shaking his head. "Already in the comfortable shadows. Light is too bright, not enough secrecy for me to do what needs to be done. I work both sides of that line, because sometimes, Darkness can't be fought with Light, but only with another kind of Darkness."<br/><br/>He waved as he stepped through the basic portal, idly strengthening and smoothing out the imperfections as he did so, in order to give Jashah a more smooth ride. Not that the difference was notable for her, but for him, it was the difference between a perfectly balanced weapon built for him and a first attempt at making a weapon by a new apprentice. He stepped out and looked around, idly flexing his power, out of habit, just to make sure he could still use it. He wasn't going to be purified until at least the marilith was dead, maybe never.