[Seriously?! What the hell kind of wizard is this kid?!]

...you could just ask, y'know. I wouldn't do it for free, but I could give you a bit of a power boost. More than you'd get from whatever twisted magic you're using, I'm sure.

[Of course, he doesn't know the boy's tolerance for it, so there'd be a risk, but if he could handle the dark world's atmosphere...]