"I suppose so." He said, shaking off the water. It was a common, yet ill-founded stereotype that gryphons couldn't fly when their wings are wet. This isn't true at all; gryphons can fly with wet wings, but it is a little annoying.
He was just about to leave, but went back for his sword, which was still imbedded in the rock. With one quick motion, he broke the rock, and sheathed his blade. He wanted to teach Methusela some manners, but he would leave that to his mother, who was absent at the time.