A month's experimentation determines that the dog and object will accept names that include sorcery and motion. The exact form of the sorcery has moderately flexible 'pronunciation.' 'Light' can include a single fairylight or a blinding flash filling the whole room, 'heat' can be ice or fire. However, the 'kinds' of sorcery must be in a specific order at specific times to properly count as a name. The motions play out similarly, but 'fly in any direction and/or hover during the entirety of the name' is valid.

Nick tries to learn sorcery. He gets very good with fairy lights and fire in under a week, and then asks for suggestions and advice once in a while. Always with a tentative "If you don't mind."