Jon reached out to Winter mentally, who sluggishly roused from his resting place in the yard and flew over in a few seconds, dispersing the nearby crowd. The saddle-maker cowered fearfully at the dragon's heavy gaze and Jon had to go over and gently rub Winter's snout to keep the dragon calm. Though he probably could have skinchanged into his companion, that would have left his body vulnerable out in the open, something Jon would loathe to do. He had tried to split his mind and control both Winter and his own body, but that had not worked very well. It seemed that this type of skinchanging was only possible when he was atop his dragon.