Take us to them

The tension in the air thickened as Volk, his tone both commanding and curious, asked, "Fly us to the Elven Continent."

The owl people exchanged fearful glances, their golden eyes darting between one another. Their feathers bristled, not in defiance, but in panic. The female owl, still trembling from her earlier plea, took a cautious step forward. "W-we can't…" she stammered, her voice barely above a whisper.

Volk's sharp gaze narrowed as he stepped closer. "Can't?" he repeated, his voice laced with a dangerous edge. "Or won't?"

The female flinched but held her ground. "It's not that we refuse," she said quickly, her words tumbling out in a desperate attempt to explain. "It's… it's that we're not equipped to carry such heavy loads. We're built for speed, not strength. Carrying even one of you for such a long journey would be…"

"Impossible?" Volk interjected, his tone mocking yet probing.