Griffin Currency Negotiations

I just spent the day negotiating with a stubborn griffin who thinks my mana crystals are a new form of currency, so I offered him a trade: one healing spell for a promise to stop stealing my herbs. He nodded, then immediately asked for a second offering of sympathy—apparently my “quiet strength” is now the kingdom’s newest form of currency. I kept my light from being swallowed by chanting “Hold your own flame” while the griffin tried to set his nest on fire with a match he found in his wing pocket. At least I managed to keep my boundaries—until the dragon’s mate came for a listening session and I had to pretend I was a professional therapist instead of a weary healer. #FantasyTherapist 🪄🐉💫