Isla was a people doctor, not an animal one, and she most certainly wasn't a mythical creature doctor either. But if the hatchling was as new as Jigano's words led her to believe, then being out in the cold was no good at all. Her hunch was proven correct as the little gryphlet snuggled into the towel, Isla very gently holding her in one hand while the other used the towel to carefully rub at damp feathers to dry them off and fluff them up.
"She came from the egg?" Isla arched an eyebrow before grinning to him. "Congratulations, I think. I've read about creatures that can bond to a person like the way you describe. In one of the books in the Atheneum - I've put it on a shelf in the Hall, so I'll show you it when we get a chance - but... it sounds like you've got a friend for life in this little one."
Tentatively, Isla held out the hatchling bundled in the towel so Jigano could take over. "If you sit with her, I'll go and see if we have any food, maybe?"
"She came from the egg?" Isla arched an eyebrow before grinning to him. "Congratulations, I think. I've read about creatures that can bond to a person like the way you describe. In one of the books in the Atheneum - I've put it on a shelf in the Hall, so I'll show you it when we get a chance - but... it sounds like you've got a friend for life in this little one."
Tentatively, Isla held out the hatchling bundled in the towel so Jigano could take over. "If you sit with her, I'll go and see if we have any food, maybe?"
