The Crystal Gryphon

The gleaming object I held cupped in my hand was a strange find. It was a ball, a small globe of crystal. within it was a tiny image -- the image of a gryphon, the beast that was my own House symbol... I held it in the palm of my hand that I might study the gryphon closely. Now I could see that there were small flecks of crimson in the head to mark the eyes. And those flecks sparkled, almost as if they had life of their own...


Genre: Fantasy