She didn't push the 'no,' partially because she could take a hint and partially because she was too busy laughing. It was a startled sort of a sound, but no less genuinely amused for it. "Your hat," she repeated. "They're skilled enough that you didn't notice any difference at all until it was revealed? That's impressive."

Granted, she wasn't certain exactly how much sensation Skulduggery retained, but he was a sharp sort of person, and she didn't think he missed much.

"My world doesn't have anything precisely similar," Raine added after a moment, still smiling. "There are fakes -- small monsters that mimic wood or stone, often container items like chests or urns -- but, perhaps for the best,
that's the closest anything comes to outright shapeshifting."