"The important criminals are the thinking ones, but I usually have to go through a lot of witless thugs before I get to the top of things." He shrugs and breathes in the steam from his coffee.

Metody's description of the legal approach on his world leaves The Shadow frowning. Certainly much of what he does would be illegal under their laws, and possibly he himself would be considered a criminal in the same sense that Metody is. It gives one a different perspective when they're rendered a criminal simply by existing. "It may not be the wisest tactic to outright render anything unknown illegal. I get the general idea, though."