Halted by his pupil, Tarion looked about to protest, but when Illiana squeezed his shoulder gently, his expression went from enraged to dreadful worry and then downcast resignation.  He seemed to have something to say, but he instead silenced himself and stepped aside so that Illiana could speak with Zira.<br/><br/>"Well, now that you mention it... " Zira began, looking a bit more hopeful now that it seemed Illiana was willing to listen to her.  "... I did notice something rather peculiar.  I was never able to verify it directly, but every time I found one of the strange organisms, I noted that there did not seem to be a monster nest within about a mile of them.  Not only that, but I never noticed any signs of the otherwise defenseless life forms having ever been molested by another creature before.  I can't say for sure, but... my guess is that monsters don't tend to go near them!  If it's true, then that would be yet another reason to find a way to proliferate them!"<br/><br/>The young girl seemed very excited to continue her work and could barely contain herself.  "So... will you help me, Lady Illiana?"