[ That first question earns a moment of silence. That isn't something he's talked to anyone about - not even the ones directly involved. They all sort of... had this silent understanding of what was happening, and that was that. They fought it where they could, how they could, but... first, he focuses on the second part said. There's a small smile on his lips as he gently curls his fingers into Wren's shirt. ]

I'm glad I listened to my instincts.

[ Finally, after a tense pause: ]

My kind is going extinct. I... am the only one that comes back, no matter what. Everyone else falls ill, and then...

[ He swallows, tightly closing his eyes for a moment. ]

One by one, the illness takes them. That's why those hunters are trying to capture us. To... force us into cages, to be treated, and-... mate. We all agreed that we would rather die out than exist inside cages, reproducing for the sake of them...

[ There's considerable anger and disgust in his voice. ]