Lea glanced at the school staffer, who looked similarly uncertain, as if this was a point they hadn't considered before. "I'm... certain we'll have a plan in place, if an when the time comes," the staff member said rather awkwardly.

"See? Even he doesn't know," Lea said. "Frankly, I'm not sure why everybody seems to be so accepting of them to begin with. I mean yeah, none of this is the animals' fault, but the humans don't have any excuse for not just, you know, taking the time to ask people whether they wanted a pet or not. It'd probably save a lot of time and effort in the long run."

"But handing out familiars to new arrivals is a proud Diatu tradition, dating back to-", the staffer protested.

"Just because it's traditional doesn't mean it's good for everyone," Lea said, interrupting him once again. "Especially when you're talking about people not even from your world."