With that, he left, giving a message to a servant on his way to pass on to Gaston, captain of the guard. It was night when he reached the stables eventually, struggling with the weight of the armour and his shoulder still giving him considerable pain. The stables held Albus" collection of kestrels, winged horses, that had once been invisible until Lily had concocted a tablet that removed the enchantment when mixed with their grain. When they were visible, it was more convenient to have them properly stabled and looked after by stable hands. The head of these stable hands, Grant, came to meet the Lord to report on the condition of the kestrels. Albus was glad to hear they were in fine fettle, particularly his favourite mare, a chestnut kestrel named Glorfindel.  Glorfindel neighed and whinnied as Lord Albus approached, feeling that contact with his master was long overdue. Lord Albus stroked the obedient kestrel on the top of her head and patted her hind, making sure to stay out of range of her hooves. Lord Albus had a good measure of the creatures, but they were much larger and more forceful than ordinary horses, so they must be treated cautiously. Though the kestrels were nothing compared with the beasts, he was about to encounter on Dragon's Peak.