I laid it low. I was trained to fight those things, and this was one of my later tests before we left home.

[He took a moment to glance around them, though that didn't really answer any questions. Shadows still flitted in and out of existence, never remaining in place to be focused on. Voices talked and discussed until the moment he tried to focus on them, blurring out of identification.]

Any idea what the hell is going on here??