Desert

Boy, is it hot!, you think. I think this was a mistake.
As you keep on walking, however, you have this strange feeling that you're being watched. You whirl around, and there, behind you, is Zare'esha.
"Hi. You've come to my home. Welcome. Would you like to meet my herd?"
You nod.
"Well, hop on my back and let's go!"
Off you go, a shooting star.
"Well, here we are."
Over to your left is another gryphon, sunning himself.

:Hello traveler:
"Whoa, that's weird. How'd you do that?"
:It's how we communicate, dummy:
"Oh".
"You see", Zare'esha says, "We gryphons mind-talk. We talk with our minds. :Like this:"
Further to the left is a gryphon with a head of a hawk and a body of a leopard.

:That's Siroun, the Alpha Male.:
He looks over in your direction. :Zare'esha! Welcome!:
You sit down next to the proud gryphon.
:Normally I wouldn't approve of visitors. But Zare'esha is my child, so you must be safe.:
:Well, c-ya dad! Gotta go!:
:Bye:, the gryphon calls as you walk away.
Suddenly, standing before you is another gryphon.