Unfortunately for the young pup, he wasn't expecting retaliation in the form of a large paw. It didn't have much force behind it, but for a small pup, it was enough to make him roll off the gryphon's foot. As he recovered from the 'attack', he felt something clamp down on his tail. A loud [i]'YIP'[/i] echoed out. Aside from the initial shock, it didn't hurt as much as Echo thought it would. He turned around and growled at the cat-bird. However, it wasn't overly aggressive.

Alya took the paper back when the woman handed it to her. It really was a pain, not being able to speak, but they'll get around it somehow. Hopefully. What surprised her was that this woman was going to same way as her, and she was an animal trainer on top of that? That's great!

When the woman suggested that they moved off the road, Alya looked behind her, seeing the puff of dust that would be an incoming caravan. She nodded before letting out a loud whistle through her lips. Echo's ears perked up. He turned around quickly and sprinted back to his mother. Alya nodded again, smiling when the tall woman suggested that they talk about training. 

She quickly followed after Rilana, taking a seat in the shade. Echo promptly jumped onto Alya's lap, making himself comfortable. She wondered what the woman was going to say about the training. She knew it'd be difficult, but she needed to do it no matter what.