> Nod.
> "I am hardly an expert on the subject, even with all I have learned from those far more qualified than me to speak on it over the past two days. But I believe I have learned enough that I can give a general enough description. In the physical sense, a shadow is created when the presence of an opaque object, such as a tree, a rock, or a person, blocks the passage of light from reaching another opaque object, such as the ground. However, there is an important spiritual foundation at work here; your shadow and my shadow are indications that the light can touch us. Those objects without that spiritual foundation will not be touched by light, and thus will not cast shadows, even if they are still physically present. A shadow, in that regard, is something like a physical manifestation of the spirit. This is why those that have their shadows removed seem lifeless; I am sure the shadowless trees your encountered looked less healthy than those around them, and you will recall me describing Miss Tatara as being in a zombie-like state. Essentially, they had their spirit removed from them."