In one fell swoop, the aura of dread and ominous intrigue his presence inspired in the surprised gathering of griffons was utterly shattered when a heavily-armoured knight descended from on-high, laughing manically and crashing into the unsuspecting human at an utterly discourteous speed. Some rather confused guards and a younger knight Handy did not recognise and who was wearing armour that was too big for him, had pushed their way through the crowd, uncertain of what they were to do.