The former, though doing so will have other consequences that I'm not ready to reveal here.

Are some kinds of negative emotions healthier than others for shadowlings?
I don't have an answer for that one at the moment. I can say that shadowlings derive more sustenance from some emotions than others, however. As a general rule, the more intense the negative emotion, the more nourishing it is for a shadowling. That is, ultimately, what makes shadowlings so dangerous to humans: they get some sustenance out of mocking and being rude to people, sure, but not
nearly as much as they get out of kidnapping them, torturing them, or killing them.