"We can't go off on our own any more," Miaren says, still hushed, not wanting to reveal to their captors that she<em>can</em>speak.  "It could have been you just as easily."  Fear touches her gaze.  She knows that Adamion had cautioned Fern against being penetrated, but she has no idea if the griffon has some way of knowing that, or what punishment might result from a lapse.