"My kind have only lived in the canyon that we protect, so there were never a large population of us to begin with. Still, we always co-existed with the humans who also live there. So we were not primarily hunted ... though there were always those who wished to treat us more like the monsters in the wild."

He did like gardens. On a ship that felt and smelled so strange ... the idea of a place with a more earthy, fresh scent was appealing. Nanaki nodded. "I will be sure to visit."