Griffin (last chapter): "This forest is my territory, get out!"
Griffin (this chapter): "Yeah, I've been taking in everyone who gets abandoned in my territory."
MC: "how can you and I talk?"
Griffin: "because I have the divine gift of language. I'll lend it to you."
MC: "but then you won't be able to talk!"
Griffin: "it's okay, I can't talk anyway because of my vocal cords"
Me: