He shook the thought off and went about his work. He had made arrangements with his guard, which protocol demanded the Sword of the King be accompanied by on official business. Instead of a fellow knight, like Tanismore, Handy opted to conscript a somewhat unwilling royal guardsgriffon who had been standing around the castle for the job. He was young, paid attention, and kept his beak shut, qualities Handy found desirable considering he wanted to cause as little of a scene as possible. Fortunately, the griffon was also diligent and had found the guest room given over to Handy for the night, and had prepared the royal gift he was to present in advance. Impressed, Handy genuinely considered doing him the courtesy of learning the bird's name, but held off on such pleasantries until another time.