"Goren" shares his worries with another ... person?

You and your father are gone for about an hour, when Goren leaves the town hall. He walks straight and restless. His way leads to a rather rundown part of Rockwall. This is the area where the poor worker, servants, beggars and most non-humans live. Nobody bothers him, when he walks straight to a very unimpressive small hut. Inside waits a figure that is so deep in the shadows, that it is like a part of it.

“Thank you for waiting,” Goren says and closes the door, “we have something to discuss.”

“What is wrong, friend?” the figure asks, “I haven’t seen you this worried in about 500 years. Is it about out champion?”

“Well, yes, at least partly,”,” Goren answers, “I asked her if she wants to be a mage and she accepted. She has grown into a real beauty. I tell you, she will be perfect. But … when the orb was about to choose her path of magic, is suddenly became black.”

“A dark mage?” the figure says and a hint of amusement is found in its voice, “I thought you wanted to block this path for her. Are you getting sloppy? However, I don’t see why this is a problem.”

“The problem is, I am sure I did block this part for her,” Goren replies and scratches his beard, “we created the dark magic to have some powerful enemies for our champion. As a challenge. Not for her to use.”

“Relax, friend, these things happen,” the figure answers calming, “you were just distracted. You know, when you suddenly decided for a girl to be our champion, especially a farmer’s daughter, I was confused. I like a good old underdog story as much as everyone else, but I always thought you are the kind that prefers taking cock instead of having one. Maybe you had your head somewhere else. Like the humans, we are not free from mistakes.”

“Well, I thought about trying something different,” Goren admitted and sighs, “maybe … maybe you are right. It could be just a minor mistake. And it probably doesn’t change that much. She maybe has a difficult power now. but she is still the same. We should trust in her to be a great champion, when she is old enough of course.”

“Yes, I know the rules,” the figure replies playfully, “so, we can continue with our original plan. Do you want to be a student or a professor this time? Or we could both be students. I don’t mind. We could share a room. Like in old times. Come on, stop with the worried face.”

“You … you are right,” Goren says finally calm, “we need to focus on our next steps. Still I think we should be careful. Something is going on. And the fact that no even we know what it is bothers me. I guess I should go back. I … have some work left.”

“I thought you created this body just for this situation?” the figure asks, “it has no background in this world and no duties to attend. Why don’t you stay for a little while? I could quickly design a body too and we have some fun. This will take your mind off things.”