In the hope and excitement this new development of the bonds between

dragons, gryphons, and their humans brings, I wonder who has stopped to

contemplate the nature of magic’s balance. Do we not risk the equal rise of

the very powers we seek to wield?

—Recorded Correspondence of Nirali Ilan, Commanding General,

Cliffsbane Fortress, to Lyra Mykel, Deputy Commanding General, Basgiath

War Camp