[ "I wonder what it is about that sentience that attracts corruption, gives it a place to grow..." ]

I think... maybe it might be the soul? [ He pauses, considering his own words for a moment. ]

Not that I'm sure animals don't have them or not... I think maybe they must-- [ It's a good thing too, because Timcanpy started gnawing on his earlobe in a way that was entirely not delicate or fond and he winces a little while trying to reassure the golem with some frantic pets. _{Please stop chewing on him, he's going to bleed.} ]

But the thing I always see when it becomes corrupt enough... it's the soul. Every beast seems to have one, and they all appear to be humanoid. Or, at least they once were. [ You'd think he'd see ones that had animal souls otherwise, or more where he couldn't see any soul at all if that was how his eye worked. The only time he didn't see a soul... they were still fully "human" if insane or, as far as he could tell, just a pure monster born of the world. ]

Maybe there's something different in the soul itself.