( gwenaëlle exhales. she doesn't mean him to hear it, but she doesn't move her crystal, so probably everyone does. )

We lost our griffonkeeper, recently, so I'm not sure specifically who you should speak to about them but I'd recommend looking into the griffons. We can always use able riders.

( he could have commiserated with clarisse and cedric about her launching herself off the fucking back of them— maybe he'll just assume most people ride griffons and not question why she's so confident he should—

she thinks of iorveth's bow, hanging in the boat. but he doesn't remember. )

Were there weapons with your heavy armour?