I always prefer the peaceful approach when possible. All life deserves protection. My organization works to ensure that humans and non-huamns can live in harmony. When one threatens the other, we step in to help.
[ martha's taking it better than she expected. that part, at least. she's still gauging how much she can trust the other woman, so the age thing will come shortly. in the meantime, she passes the paper back to martha, waiting for a reaction to her assertion. ]