Why would Teren be speaking to her? She said 'nasty little thing', that couldn't be about Vega.

"No; I ride them. I was wanting to fit Blanche for more gear, we — I broke a saddle, in the battle against the Venatori that topped the tower." So: here she is. "Somebody came off their griffon and Blanche helped me catch them before they fell."

But the gear wasn't used to bear the weight of two. Old, worn straps snapped.