“Well, the whole trip was designed to learn more about each other,” Marco began. “The whole trade agreement was the ultimate goal, but you can’t trade with people you don’t know right?” When she nodded, he continued, “Then there’s your culture of meritocracy. Griffins respect strength, and they deal with others the same way you deal with yourselves. Correct me if I’m wrong, but if the roles were reversed and you were visiting earth, your people would have been insulted if my people provided untrained soldiers to act as bodyguards, right?” 