The Shadow, for his part, is relieved to have the matter resolved no matter how clumsily. "You're welcome, and thank you." He takes a swallow of liquor just to buy himself a moment to think.

"You're in my world now, and at a disadvantage. For me, your world is in the past, and knowledge of history gives me a footing there. Here, we're half the world away and centuries into the future. You must have questions...?" Being a man of insatiable curiosity, he tends to expect that trait in others.