"So they're common in your world." Not quite asking it but stating it based on the things that Alex is telling him. "They don't normally give them to just plebeians so you're, I guess, some kind of ranger or expert in griffins?"

He's dealt with other animal rescues so he knows how that can work. No it's totally not because he wanted to know if he could own a pet cougar that isn't on two legs. Who would do that?

Jake sort of perks at that, head canting slightly. "I usually use facts about why cats are evil, or ask about hobbies... of which mine mostly involve computers."