"But why would you give me this gift? And what on earth can I do with it, other than use it as a status symbol?"
"This griffin is capable of transferring its power to the person it bonds with. Imagine what you could do with that."
"And on top of that, he can also grant you the gift of flight, without any aids. That must be worth something to you, right?"
"Exactly. That's my main question: what do you want from me?" Queen Jade couldn't hide a smile. "Come with me for a moment, I want to give you a little tour."
Both queens descended into the cellars where the beastmen were wrestling. "These are our men. They all look the same." "Centuries ago, they looked like your men, but at some point, degeneration set in."
"The only thing they are good at is fighting." Queen Jade called one of the men to her:
"b’aanuhomaq jo’ naq ink’a’ neketaw ru ut nekex’ok chi q’unb’esiik inch’ool." The man looked at Jade incredulously and growled at her, causing her to send him back to the others.
"We are afraid of what will happen to us as a people. We are now going to the women's quarters."
"You see my problem? The women here don't want to sleep with the men downstairs, the 'beast people,' as you call them. And if the men do manage to abduct a woman, the result is another beast person, if it's a boy."
"I don't understand yet." "Or maybe you don't want to understand." "My question to you is, would fifty to a hundred of you Elvenmen want to start a family here?" "Completely voluntarily, no pressure."
“Imagine, you've seen our men, your men will be worshipped here.”
"And they will live like princes. Something you cannot offer them in your current situation, with your settlement in the forest." "I'm not asking you to force them either. Simply ask the question and let them choose freely."