Glorfindel considered this for a moment. Then another. "How exactly did you come to compare them to animals, if your world doesn't have any?" he asked.

"If they are the non-sapient creatures of your world, what you use for beasts of burden, food, travel, working the farms, etc, then, aren't they animals?"

"On my world, some animals are more tied to the Song, and do tend to be more intelligent. Some that could be considered animals by some, are actually sapient, like the Giant Eagles, in fact."

"I would love to hear more, however," he said with a smile.