The root of his confusion was that he could give her anything at all in doing this - anything permanent and good. Devin's mind was so caught up in anticipating what could go wrong all the time that he had not thought of what could go right. It was-- humbling, or near enough.

His distaste for manacles was shared, which didn't surprise him. Neither of them liked being caged in any way, no matter how necessary it might be.

"Or there need to be more than one of them, for sizing." Otherwise Devin wasn't sure how to make something that could fit both her shapes, though a jeweler or a smith might have a better idea of how to accomplish that.

"I'd thought about a bracelet; it'd be doable but the catch is that you couldn't wear it all the time. I wouldn't advise it, anyway," he amended carefully, tapping fingertips lightly against the table in thought. "Even when it isn't activated, I think it would be unwise to leave available for study."

He did not want to give the Void any more chances to break through it than absolutely necessary.