When Gale comes into view and addresses him, Hephaistion nods in greeting. They hadn't actually met before, but Hephaistion is aware of his name because of the punishment declarations made by Chiron. It could have been a lot worse than pegasus duty, but Hephaistion isn't about to point that out. Such an observation made by someone who mucked out the stables on a regular basis for fun probably didn't have a very strong position to comment on such things. Instead he offers a small smile.

"I don't mean to interrupt what you're doing, but if you would like to make a few new friends-for-life (for as long as pegasus memory lasts), I brought apples here to treat them. I would appreciate a spare hand with that."