"Both peacocks and cats are effective at pest control. They'd be worth trying to domesticate and breed, if there are others closer to the village, when they're old enough. We have a lot of grain to store over the winter, and mice are probably going to be an issue. It might even be worth trying to attract a feral colony just for that purpose. The croc-dogs are great alarm systems, but they get dependent on humans for food too easy to be good mousers- ratters, maybe, if they're trained for it- admittedly this is entirely speculation and for all I know these adorable little guys are going to eat my brains tonight. But I'm willing to take that risk for scientific curiosity. And I really miss my pet church griffin."