"I agree that almost any lead would be of use to us, but if it is all the same I would prefer if that lead did not come from you coming to any harm at all." He gave the other horseman a brief pat, a show of affection accompanied by one or two trilling little clicks, a sound he did not make often and which seemed to come from lower in his throat than his vocal chords and typically accompanying some manner of satisfaction.
"Please though, I would like to be certain I too am free from changes." And to facilitate this, he took off his cloak, setting it aside and obligingly spreading his enormous wings to allow access to his back, the vibrant white eye spots only visible like this.
"I fear our answers will lie elsewhere though." he said.
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