The freemen, who had spent their entire lives around the small town and had never seen ferocious giant beasts like Gryphons, were so terrified upon seeing the monsters with eagle beaks and lion bodies waiting with folded wings that their legs went soft. They absolutely didn't dare get too close, and the children burst into screams. Furthermore, no matter how strong a Gryphon was, it couldn't carry over a dozen people on its back at once.
