Something Rounder wrote in his stellar Echoes of the Searing about Gryphon got me thinking. How would one singular being, especially in a time where Wanderers are separated and Library staff are reduced, ‘boost morale’ on a wide scale? This story only kind of answers that question in the literal sense (although you may be able to guess the full picture), but I hope it gives a sense of the person Gryphon was, as well as the state of the Library during the Searing.
Credit to UC for the first rule. They came up with it in the universe rewrite and it was so good it cemented itself in my headcanon without me even realising.
Bigger things are coming, sooner or later. Thanks to Sunny and Guaire for looking it over, and of course, thanks for reading.
