The foals were all fast asleep as was Blueblood. He seemed to have been quite taken with the children and they seemed to be warming up to him as well. It was better that way. If he didn't like children I would have no choice but to mistrust him. In gryphon culture hatchlings were closely protected and only the mothers in the flock were allowed access to them. They were the future of the flock and the hopes of the species. As the Gryphon population dwindled more and more protection was focused around foals.
Several thousand years ago a dragon so much as passed the nest of of gryphon hatchlings and the mother would tastefully remove several vital parts of his or her anatomy, wings, fangs, or other things. all predators knew to stay away. Now we had traitors among our own. The idea that one of my own kind would lock up foals, simply for posessing strange abilities... it made my heart ignite with raw fury. A drake had taken better care of them than their own parents.
Just as that last thought passed through my mind the door opened to reveal the green dragon with yellow scales. We watched each other for a few moments before a jerked my head for him to enter. He closed the door behind him with a feint click. He padded over to the pony pile and eyed me. "Greenscale." He pointed at himself.
"Honest Wisdom. Just call me 'Wisdom'." i shifted slightly, careful not to knock over any of the foals on my back. "Thank's when we return to Equestria you can be on your way. I understand if you'll want to take the Hatchlings with you but the Foals will have to return to Equestria."
He nodded quietly. I smiled a bit. "You remind me of Somepony from home."
"Pony? You don't think of the Gryphon kingdom as your home?" He cocked his head to the side.
I chuckled. "I've always considered myself more Pony than Gryphon. I talk like them, eat like them, my flock is almost completely made of them." I sigh fondly. "They even saved my life when my magic was stolen."
He laid down in front of me. "You are a strange Gryphon. Most would want to pick me apart for being so close to their hatchlings."
I laughed. "Please, you knew them far longer than I have. together these Foals can make a thunderstorm the size of Mount Canterlot, if you wanted to hurt them you'd have to beat back the magic of Friendship." I giggled a bit at the last part.
He simply nodded. "How did you know how to find us?"
I winced. I should have known that soon someone would ask that. "I discovered a magic sensing spell in a few ancient tomes. It can be cast by practically anybody. the spell is very simple and easy to learn, a lot like a gem finding spell that unicorns use."
His eyes widened. "Unicorns can cast spells like that?"
I raise an eyebrow. "You're more concerned about unicorns finding gems than the fact that there's a Gryphon that can cast spells from all four categories?" he blushed. "I understand. Hand me that piece of coal." He does.
Clamping both claws down on the gem, I begin to apply force and lots of magic. Sweat begins to mat my fur and the heat inside my palms starts to become unbearable. I drop the newly formed gem, panting. It's not from magic exhaustion, more form channeling more than my body was used to. He stares at the cooling gem on the ground. "How..?"
"Magic." I wheeze. "Ah crud, i need a nap. enjoy." I promptly passed out.