The Natural Order

However, I won't supply intelligence if I have reason to believe that the way you humans act upon it will be to my detriment.

"That's how intelligence exchange agreements usually go," Rui replied calmly.

Good.

Rui turned to the Elder Tree with quizzical eyes. "Do you dislike humans?"

He wouldn't be surprised if it did. Humanity's constant encroachment into and colonization of the Beast Domain was one of the largest causes for the many disruptions that the area dealt with on a daily basis.

This, in turn, was the whole reason that the Elder Tree had created the Garden of Salvation. It did so in order to preserve the species in their environments and ensure they didn't fall prey either directly to humanity or indirectly to the spiked competition within the Beast Domain.