"Hmm..." Yu Lin Bloodhawk thought for a moment. Could he be afraid of heights? Surely not! If he is, this really won't be any fun.
Yu Lin Bloodhawk said again, "Why don't you start casting Amplification Magic now? I think that should help distract you. Just concentrate on keeping the spell going. Otherwise, I'm a little worried that once we're in the air, you'll be too nervous to cast anything. If you really can't manage, just close your eyes and focus on maintaining Amplification Magic!"
The young human mage immediately squeezed his eyes shut at Yu Lin Bloodhawk's words, then began murmuring an incantation.
Yu Lin Bloodhawk was in no hurry. He waited until the young human mage had cast the spell before shouting, "Move out!"
Amplification Magic carried Yu Lin Bloodhawk's voice far and wide.
Then Yu Lin Bloodhawk gave the gryphon beneath him a gentle squeeze with his legs. The well-trained creature understood his intent immediately. It pushed off hard with its hind legs, leaped from the wall, and spread its enormous wings.
Lordaeron City's Inner City Wall was also very high. With the two men on its back, the gryphon plunged more than ten meters after leaping from the wall. But once it had fully spread its enormous wings, a powerful beat carried them diagonally upward in a soaring glide.
This was Yu Lin Bloodhawk's favorite way to take off. It felt a little like riding a roller coaster. Quel'Danil Market offered the same conditions. Although Quel'Danil City lacked walls as towering as Lordaeron's, it was built in tiers, and those terraces far surpassed Lordaeron's walls in both height and sturdiness.
Back when Yu Lin Bloodhawk had first learned to ride a flying mount, his favorite daily pastime had been to ride his gryphon off the Third