"Mmm, point. All those legs." Jade bumps back into Bash's shoulder, affectionate, even as her brow furrows to think all of this through.

"We're just going to have to get ahead of the problem and use octopi too, for our own good. Maybe get the birds into it. Ocean creatures can't swim, they won't be able to resist the idea of flight. And then we'll also have a thrall army of eight armed creatures on eagles, and we're unstoppable." A flawless plan.