Ravens of Eternity
It resembled a little jackal, curled up in a golf-ball sized orb.
He tapped a little button on its tiny nose, and after a moment, it began to move around on its own. It walked around the workspace, sniffed at the edges, realized it had nowhere to go, and curled up in an annoyed huff.
Miko found herself watching the toy jackal. The thing had zero electronics, and no installed intelligences. And yet it moved as though it did.
“How did you make that?” she asked.
Satisfied with his creation, the Toymaker removed the loupe, and rubbed the strain out of his eyes.
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