Larksong Grotto distilled by time

She listened attentively, and for that Phares are grateful; there was nothing worse than those who did not pay attention to their teachings. At the Shrine, he knew that priests who shunned their studies were cast from the church and branded as outsiders. Here, perhaps the punishment wouldn't be as brutal, though Phares would definitely be wary and careful around those who did not embrace the faith.

Her questioning — which lacked any doubt, only curiousity, which he noted — was met with a nod and gesture at the sun again. "That He is, the sun, the light!" His joyous expression turned grim, then, turning to his student with a hushed voice. "But yes, The Heartless is...brings the night. He is mysterious and dangerous. He seeks to corrupt lost souls in their sleep, when his power is strongest."