A Muggle High-level spoke up in confusion. "You mean... bringing a person anywhere?"
Griselda Marchbanks gave an affirmative answer. "Yes! Anywhere!"
"Anywhere at all?" Another Muggle High-level furrowed his brow, his tone carrying deeper concern. "Such unconstrained power... is dangerous in itself."
He looked at Griselda Marchbanks and pressed on. "Is there no way... I mean, no magic that can restrict it?"
"Like how you can use some kind of magic... to restrict a wizard's instantaneous movement. Is there no similar magic, or other weapon, that can stop a Phoenix from doing this?"
Hearing this, Griselda Marchbanks raised an eyebrow, her tone becoming noticeably firmer. "Yes, there is no way to restrict it!"
"Phoenixes are extremely rare Magical creatures. Though rather proud by nature, they can still be considered gentle and will not actively cause destruction."
"'Gentle,' you say?" Yet another Muggle High-level emphasized the word "gentle" as he questioned her.
He frowned, his face full of suspicion. "Is there really no way to... tame it?"
"Tame it?" Griselda Marchbanks's eyebrows shot up. "I told you! Phoenixes are proud by nature. At most, you can become friends with them."
She gave the Muggle High-level a deep look. "Not your so-called 'taming,' or what you are truly plotting... exploitation!"
Hearing Griselda Marchbanks say this, the Muggle High-level frowned as well, but did not argue.
That was indeed what he had been thinking. He truly wanted to tame and make use of the Phoenix.
Griselda Marchbanks lifted her chin slightly, sweeping her gaze across the faces of the Muggle High-level officials.
She continued, "Precisely because their magical talents are so unusual, we can only coexist with them amicably and cannot study them in depth."
"Therefore!" She raised her voice slightly so the Muggle High-level officials could clearly hear her emphasis. "We have