[ WP ] The reason why a human would want to form a Pact with an animal or monster is obvious : from the Bond , the human shares in the animals strength , speed , and senses . But why would a monster wish to Bond with a human ? The answer , of course , is to share in the human 's Intelligence and Sentience .

Ganesh had said that the bond would give me gifts, but what I *hadn't* expected was a companion. 
 
 Before the bonding, Ezar was just a rarity on the rolling plains of the Indian sub-continent, in a tribe that was often hunted for its ivory tusks. Together, tohugh, we were nearly unstoppable. 
 
 *I was looking for a way to save my family, friend. Thank you for your consideration, and thank you for this gift. * Ezar trumpeted towards his family, using the elephant's incredible sense of sound and vibration to accompany it. He had told them that there was a Two-Leg who was coming with him, and that I was their Guardian. 
 
 I felt something out of place here. **TWOLEG** came swimming through my senses. I turned, swiftly scanning the horizon, looking for *THERE*. I spotted them through my own version of the tremorsense of the elephant, feeling their vibrations through the floor. I immediately recognised the two poacher teams as Askari and! Xanto, travelers from the African Serengeti, who had adapted their hunting techniques for the Indian creatures. 
 
 I spoke to that part of my mind that contained Ezar. *Can you see them? Be ready to stampede, as though you were running from them. I will take care of these two. * Ezar trumeted as though he were alarmed, and started running. Well, running like an elephant, which is n't fast, but is *very* hard to stop. 
 
 As Ezar did this, I started the long stalk of the leopard, slow and steady. The two hunters stood and took aim. 
 
 They did n't see me coming. A throwing blade and a ginshot later, and the two hunters were down;! Xanto with a wound in his shoulder and the throwing blade jutting out like an angry rock, and Askari with a bubbling wound to the lower chest - a killing blow out here. 
 
 The fight is n't over, but I am always thankful to Ezar. I sent my thanks down the Bond. He shrugged, a distinctly un-elephant-like response. *Do n't worry, friend. My family return. * 
 
 *I always knew there was more to the world than that with my family. I can think; I can* be. *I thank and curse Ganesh every day - I thank Him for giving me you as a Guardian, and I curse Him for taking me from my family. * 
 
 *I am getting old, dear friend, and no longer wish to rule. * 

