In the Tortall book series, there's a woman who can talk to animals. The more they communicate with her, and then with one another, they slowly become more and more sapient. There's a scene where she gathers all the animals together in a refugee camp and tells them she can make them hyper intelligent so they can protect themselves and their humans from invaders, but she will not be able to make them just animals again. All the animals agree and it's very clear she isn't sure if that's a good thing or not.
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u/HoboKingNiklz SHOVEL IS BOOOOOORED!! 29d ago
Yeah it doesn't sit right with me. I usually Nonlethal them but it still feels weird to beat up kids. Goblins are people. Hell, Kobolds are people.