"But mighty chief," one of them said in objection. "Do you realize what you're asking of us?"
Another said:
"How, when...?"
And a third asked:
"Who?"
"Our scientists, that's who," Hiah-Leugh answered. "What the heck we got them for anyway? Seems all they do is sleep. Let them wake up and to work."
But the oldest and wisest of them said:
"Why can't we be normal monsters and not act like we're expected to? Isn't peace enough for us? Must we look for trouble?"
But their chieftan knew there was no turning back. Not if he wanted peace. And knowing Sally Patica, he also knew there would be no peace for him until he brought some humans up for torture.
"Let them construct space ships, terrible weapons of war, plagues and all the necessary adjuncts to planetary invasion. Let them prepare for the holocaust," Hiah-Leugh shouted, drowning out the others.