Shade-Seeker takes a little bow, flashing a glimpse of his pointed teeth as he grins. Defeating a master mage with simple poisons and classic Argonian swamp-fighting tactics was a pleasure for him, and a reminder that a simple oversight can bring down the mighty.

But Jim has asked a practical question, and it pulls Shade-Seeker back to the subject. "There may be some opportunity for study," he admits, "but as they are the tool for a daedric invasion of my world, closing them takes priority over learning to replicate them."