[It's at this point that Chipp crouches down to match, getting rid of a few of those shadowy hands so Maine only has a couple he has to pay attention to.
Big gruff guy like him, Chipp can figure he'd appreciate not having to worry about multiple potential threats. He can relate, after all!

They're just two big ol' boys, playin' with shadows, now.]

... You check out the Winter Guild yet? I hear they got all kindsa readin' material.
I ain't much of a reader, me, so I just go there for a place to practice... but y'know.
Could be useful.

[Which means, yes, Chipp knew that he could read the list of Winter powers at any time and just... chose not to.
He's a genius, but also an actual idiot.]