[A sudden flicker of hope crosses his eyes and his tail twitches a bit.] That's a good point. And if there was a chance we'd find those women... in decent shape, I guess? That's not really a good way to describe it. If we were going to find them safe and hopefully whole, then being sold off is better than the alternative... For a little while.

[Unless they need to be broken, but "broken" means something different in this world.]