After three weeks of training, Nyx found a shadow rose in her balcony one morning. It was perfect flower formed from condensed darkness, its petals were changing from solid to ephemeral constantly.
When Razeil entered the chambers, he looked at the rose with fury.
"He sent you a gift?"
"Looks like." Nyx studied the rose without touching it. "Though there's no note."
"It's made of shadow magic. Who else could create this? He promised to be professional but this is not professional."
A small slip of shadow paper appeared beside the rose.
It's not a a romantic gesture but a teaching tool. Shadow constructs that maintain form independently require advanced technique. Study it and you'll learn the principles for your own creations.
~U
"A teaching tool? He expects us to believe this is educational."
"I should send it back." Nyx said.
"You should destroy it."
