Did you want to do the ones in the ceiling of the whole place, too?

"Sure, why not."

He gazes up at them delightedly and smiles at her. 

She flutters around the court, placing lights till everything's nicely visible in all the common areas.

What a good whatever-the-heck-she-is.

A leaflet! She has made no secret of this!

It's much less difficult than patrols-on-no-calories.

A leaflet answers approximately none of his questions about what she is. It's possible that the expedition he sent a younger brother on to a camp fifty miles south of here will answer at least some of them but he has not mentioned this excursion at all.

Therefore she does not know about it.

Anything I can do for you in return?

Sigh. "About how much of a thing do I have to come up with?"

You don't have to come up with anything. If you don't want anything right now I'll just get you nice drawing pencils later, or something similar. 

"Well, in the drawing supplies department I could use more colors."

I'll look into it.

And she goes and does some more reading (and checks her gates) and draws (and checks her gates).

HIs expedition gets back. He has a slightly better understanding of the situation.

He sends her her pencils.

She draws foliage in more colors.

They start attracting crowds from other courts, to see the lights. There are more parties, and storytelling, and dances and plays.

If you want anything from any of our neighbors I think they'd love lights of their own.

"I'm not sure what they have that I'd want, and inconveniently can't just do them favors for nothing."

You could trade for prisoners, if you wanted.

Sigh. "And do what with those?"

For me it'd depend a lot on the particular circumstances. Probably a good share of them can be resettled in more comfortable circumstances without that much risk to anyone.

I don't think you're remotely obliged to do this but if you have principles and want to do nice things for people these don't have to be at odds.

"I might lack some of the expertise I'd want to resettle prisoners safely."

I could do it. Or at least anticipate any case in which I couldn't.

"Perhaps, and then I have to figure out something to do for you..."