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Before I could speak, Alderson raised one arm in a smooth, semicircular motion. His hand stopped at shoulder height.
At that moment, threads fell from his arm like a curtain being drawn down. Then, a puppet appeared, suspended by those threads. The sudden appearance came without warning, but I was not surprised. This was how magic was meant to work.
"This is a puppet before any information has been infused," Alderson explained. "What do you think?"
"It just looks like a wooden articulated puppet," I said.
The puppet wore no clothes and had no facial features. Its stiff curves made it impossible to tell if it was male or female. It was simply a bare wooden form, minimal and unrefined. Did infusing information alter its appearance, like the Delac and Leone puppets we had just fought? I would have found it hard to believe without seeing it myself.
"The puppets I create rank among the best in the empire, but they have their flaws," Alderson said. "The first step is processing the information. For the two puppets you just fought, that alone took over ten years."
"It is inefficient," I remarked.
"Yes, it is uncharacteristic for a mage." Alderson nodded and went on. "Sometimes, the infused information doesn't match the puppet's body....
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