"Shouldn't need much, but a name'll help him stabilize," he says before taking a careful drink of his coffee. It's a point of pride that his hands aren't shaking. "Although, usually the more attention you pay him, the more 'real' he'll become. Magical artifacts tend to grow personalities with age."

"Not quite up to nicking a hamlet, yet." What should be a simple charm leaves him a big wobbly, as if he's a newborn foal. It ought to be embarrassing, but he can't feel much beyond being so very pleased that it worked.