The air king narrowed his eyes. “It would not work. Males would fight over females. How would we decide who is eligible to take a human mate? It would be difficult to regulate. A good number of human females would go missing and this would draw attention. What if a female was deceptive and left a mate and children behind? It could be disastrous.”

“Your last two points are probably the biggest concerns.” Blaze looked thoughtful for a second. “It’s a worry regardless of how we proceed.”

“Not if we only take females who are destitute,” Thunder said. “My tribe has already earmarked numerous females. None of them have family or even many friends. They would be perfect candidates.”

“Perfect candidates to abduct?” Blaze sounded exasperated. “Listen to yourself,” he growled.

“To be rescued!” Thunder’s booming voice filled the room.

“Let’s just say that I agree to this hair-brained scheme. I’m not agreeing, I’m just giving the whole thing some thought.” He sucked in a breath. “Females would need to be in a bad way and in need of saving. They would need to have everything explained to them and would need to be treated with respect and kindness at all times. Even if a male wins one of these females fair and square, he may not force himself on her. Any male found to be forcing a female will pay with his life. The human would need to agree to being mated and later impregnated. She would need to be a willing participant at all times.”

“Females will be afraid initially. It’s a given.” Granite took another glug of wine.

“If a female doesn’t want to be with a male, no matter how hard he tries to win her…” Blaze narrowed his eyes. “Then she will be allowed to leave, to return to her old life.”

“No,” the air king growled. “She would be able to reveal our existence.”

“Let’s hope that our males are capable of winning the hearts of these females.” Blaze smiled. “To be honest though, I don’t like the idea in general, whether they can make them fall for them or not. The bloodlines have to be considered. I’m not ready to commit to a yes to such a widespread mating of human females.”

“It’s not their hearts that we’re interested in.” Thunder smiled even wider.

“Females are emotional, humans are so much worse. That’s why I’m infinitely glad I’m not taking a human mate. Thunder…” He looked the male head on. “Bring your sisters when you return tomorrow. I would like to meet with them. I hope that one of them will agree to becoming my mate.”