[For all that the carbuncle might not be an actual 'living' animal it does mostly act like one while summoned and does approach Nenonen to sniff curiously at their offered hand. Then, seemingly satisfied, it wanders off to investigate the area around them.

Nenonen might notice, though, that it never strays too far from E'kayan.]

I've been able to summon a carbuncle for a long time now. It's one of the first things I learned as an arcanist. [And that does feel so long ago.] We use them to channel elemental magic and arcane constructs, amongst other things.