Alya took another hesitant half-step back as the gryphon hissed at her, it's mannerisms were beyond her understanding, thus causing her to feel a pang of fear. Echo, however, remained as bold as ever, continuing it's snarl at the large cat-bird. Alya glanced between the two animals, hoping a fight wouldn't break out.

She felt her body flood with relief when a woman's voice called out from behind the gryphon. But she flinched at the same time as the other woman when she came into sight. She eyes scanned the woman.. She was much taller than Alya, and also extremely beautiful. [color=00aeef]"Oh! I didn't see you through Khona's fat head. I hope he didn't frighten you."[/color] The woman said. Alya waved her hands in a polite, somewhat dismissive way to say that it was okay.

She noticed that Echo was still growling and snarling which caused her to furrow her brow slightly. She quickly looked at him before snapping her fingers. Echo immediately turned his head toward it's Mother before sitting on his hind legs as a dog would. It hadn't actually taken Alya very long to teach Echo this command. Dire wolves were smart, so it made things a lot easier on her.

She gaze quickly moved back to the gryphon as it made a shrill whistling noise, which she recognized as a flute note. She thought that it wanted her to play the flute for it, but that thought was forgotten when the beast pecked and tugged at the flute in her hand. Her grip tightened on the flute as she tried to resist the beast, but her strength was that of a small child's. The flute left her weak grasp, her arms still outstretched, she could already feel her eyes tearing up as the gryphon took her most prized possession.

Noticing his Mother's plight, he leapt up, grabbing the flute in his jaw. However he was still a pup so he dangled in the air as he gripped the instrument.