Yes, I'm aware of what happens when you have too many apex predators in an environment. I've seen it happen many times before, both on my home world and the world I was in before I came here. I suppose that would communicate to people as well.

And what do you mean, you're "on the outs"? I've never heard that phrase before.

[He's walking while he talks. The tome is light enough to slip into his jacket when they're running.]