Get together in the ruins of a town...

Rosepaw

"That is Trilling Blackfeather, Morning Song, and Evening Star," I say, a little perplexed at Chiana's surprise. "The Doctor’s parents and the King and Queens of the Kingdom of the Griffin."

"Well I mean . . .," she sputters a little bit, looking down at me. "The pictures of gryphones I was able to come across in the VERY little spare time I had between everything . . . . was different."

A small gesture with her hands brings forth an image of what they call an "anthro" griffin, and with that and a bit more we learn just why Chiana made the mistake she'd made. See, it's Inquirer's eflin brother's fault! Oh, it wasn't intentional, but....

....

Oh, pardon me while I laugh a little bit there.

See, problem here is that that Elrondir had provided some quick sketches of some of the more notable races of Terra Prime but I believe that one of his side projects (he sometimes does online commissions from the Net) slipped into the portfolio he'd let Chiana look at there. See, Elrondir has gotten a very interesting hand at artistic renderings, which has recently turned towards the "furry" community of the Net. Sometimes I, with a bit of telekinesis, sell my own wares online as well (but his is better, really).

Well, it's a hobby, right? Everyone needs a hobby, even us uplifted folk....

Anyway, he's kind of picky at what he will draw (nothing "yiffy"), but he's drawn quiet a few prize winning commissions, including . . . . anthro- gryphons. I recognize the telltale signs of Elrondir's work in Chiana's picture, you see.

Honest mistake, really. See, we have the Manimals (which look like humanoid animals). Point in fact I am rather fond of the Chief of the Manimals, Manfox Fred. Rather handsome, really, if only a pale second to my husband/mate, Demifox Sigin. She'd seen them and thought the trend had continued into the gryphon race.

Well, that cleared up (easily cleared up because nobody took offense), we chat about other things and soon are have a MERRY time indeed. So when the time comes for Chiana to take the Oath, she's only a little bit leery but takes the plunge . . . . and sighs when she sees how much easier she can connect to the rest of the Doctor's Companions, now.

"Believe me," she sighs, "Was a few times there when we'd been chasing after Scorpy that would have ended it much sooner than we did...."

Trilling Blackfeather and the other gryphons, meanwhile, finally speak. They'd been oddly silent throughout this and . . . . I believe that Trilling has finally come to say what he's come to say.

"Ah, a very worthy friend of my son," he begins without preamble. "I approve."

"I'm so very happy you do!" Chiana says, almost sounding annoyed after looking up at the ebony gryphon and then giving an odd twitch. "Uh... I mean.... heh."

1. If I didn't know better, I'd swear that there could be some avian heritage in that girl....

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