He supposes "legends" is better than "monsters", even if they were used to scare little kids. He wonders if he read some of the same books they had. He'd scourged the school's library for every scrap of information, no matter how obscure. Very little of it had been helpful, but between the books, and the Emperor's memories, he'd cobbled together a loose idea. There are a few things he's certain of.

"They're clones. Belos learned how to create them...somehow." The Collector probably helped him, the way they'd helped him with the Draining Spell. "Every Golden Guard that has served him has been a grimwalker." He watches Raine carefully. "Including me."