We do not.

Kib looks around for a patch of light or a little shadow or something.

The light is streaming in through the ceiling pretty evenly, but there are definitely shadows.

It's really not hard, but if you don't have it here you might not be able to. Kib makes another one from the same source shadow, thoughtfully, and has them both scoot up onto his hand from the floor and wind up on his face. Should've thought of this before. Dark glasses. Since it's tolerable indoors he hides them in his hair. The thing you really ought to have noticed if people can do it is the version with animals.

What's that?

It's not as comprehensive as puppeting shines, which is good because then to get anywhere with a pet you'd need to know how to fly or walk on four legs or whatever and they're more complicated than mechanicals, they just take verbal instructions after a while of being imprinted on their servantmaker. I mentioned this earlier when those other people were talking about horses, I could probably ride a horse I could give instructions to but it would be rude to make a pet out of a borrowed horse.

Oh, I do have a brother who can talk to animals.

Okay, so maybe you can learn servantmaking. Do you want to try making a shade like I just did?

I'd love to. How does it go?

He can't. He pulls on it just so, and sends the mental impression, but nothing happens.

So maybe something else is going on with your guy who talks to animals.

He certainly hasn't been able to teach anyone else the trick of it, not even my father who can generally learn anything.

So maybe he can servantmake and he's the only one, but all humans can if they try it... for some reason.

We could try him on the shadows. I do not know how urgently you desire to get yourself returned home.

I mean, people will be worried about me, but they will be worried because I got eaten by a bizarre snake monster in the middle of the street, not because I'm urgently needed for anything in particular. It only makes a small difference if I'm back in two weeks or twenty and this is interesting.

Alright. In that case once I've conveyed a request for the grace song to be copied for me we can go find my brother and see if he's our world's only shadowmaker, which would be very interesting. What all can you do with them?

Shades - and shines, which are the same principle but spots of light and are more popular because you can get them in colors - get used a lot in theater and art, and you can also program them to do things without being constantly puppeted and then you can use them to send long-distance messages or keep time and stuff. They're not my focus, I just made one as an example because golems require parts and are really time consuming.

It's useful and I can see how it'd be very pretty. Tyelcormo - my brother - is awake if you'd like to go talk with him, but it's hardly urgent if you'd rather go rest and get acclimated.

Haven't established where I'll be resting.

There is a guest room here for you! I sent Capuraldë to check and she confirmed it should be no trouble.

Oh, well, that's convenient. I don't need to crash right now, if your brother isn't a long way away now seems like a fine time to check his shademaking ability.

I shall tell him to walk in our direction and then he won't be a long way away. He gestures down the palace hallways and then sets off.