        The translation of Commander Hurricane’s diary had proved to be a boon, and Twilight was frantically teaching Lyra everything she had learned from the book.  Aside from the wings, the physical structure of the griffons seemed kind of close to the creature’s, Twilight thought, and it might behave in a similar manner.  After all, it had talons which Lyra had seen being used to grip things, it had a fairly flat face with a central beak, and if its hoof-coverings were tightly-fitted, it probably had paws on its hind legs.  Naturally, they didn’t know for sure, so it was best to leave the interpretations a little vague.