        At first, he thought that the soft melodic noises they were making were no more complex than birdcalls, but he soon realized that one would speak, then another, and so on.  They were clearly conversing, and he supposed that if their culture was advanced enough to make armor, it stood to reason that they had some means of communication as well.  That went on for a minute or so, when a sharp command from the aqua unicorn silenced them all.