You sound so sure of yourself, Choromatsu.

[He replies simply, twisting and turning his way down a long, narrow cavern that leads to their home.]

I never said that we were not also prone to cruelness, but even you and your brothers have seen some of the most minor affects humans have on this world. Pollution in both the ocean and on the land...overfishing, wrenching entire ecosystems from the waters. That does not even scratch the surface.

[It doesn't even mention...other fears he has had, concerning humans.]

They do not need defending. They know what they do.