Shadow sighs and shakes his head, still not facing him, breathing deep, letting it out, as if trying to calm himself.

His foot shifts, onto a shadow and he feels it. The connection toClef's own. And Shadow....is mad. Hurt. Frustrated. He wants to throttle Clef and make him approach a problem at all differently.

Shadow is willing to be cruel to make it happen.

It starts subtly.

Why won't he listen? Its been so long since I've seen him and he won't give me chance! Even Link is angry, when it should be a joyous occasion that we have him back.

Wait.

Isn't that timing....suspect? Is Shadow....really here?

Thoughts that sound very much like Clef's own voice.

The best way to learn to resist mind control was to fight it. Shadow wanted to see how hard it was for Clef with unideal circumstance.