"Ya what now?" Azhar looked taken aback. He gestured to the beastwomen. "Just cause' I know about em' don't mean I personally get along with em'. Specially' the Serpi. They only live up north. Ain't ever seen one before, just know of stories bout em' from a few travellin' Feli that settled west."
"Still, you know more than all of us. Plus, you've got soul reading to your advantage," said Li. "Just try and talk to them. If things go well, great, if not, we can work from there."
"Aight, guess I'll try," said Azhar with a deferential nod.
"Good." Li then said to everyone else, "It's good that you all left your weapons out, but the armor might still be a little intimidating. I'm not going to ask you to remove it, but just keep a friendly posture."
After receiving agreeing nods from everyone, Li said, "Here goes," while waving his hands, healing the beastwomen from their sleep status.