Re: [the fields]
If that's so, I'd like to offer a trade.
[well, confirmation that the griffon is listening]
You must know this place has been dying for a while. I can't guarantee I'll make it out, either, but... my species can store the genetic code of living things. If I leave, I'll be taking out DNA from all the species of plants and animals I've met. The ooloi of my people could use them to regrow populations of them elsewhere, somewhere safe. It's not as good as being able to carry out living creatures, but it's what we can do.
But there's creatures I can't approach or touch safely.