You're theorizing a specific qualification to their—[he struggles to phrase it palatably]—kidnapping?

[His brow furrows; it made sense. This seemed otherwise like a lot of trouble to have collected random specimens, or labor, or some more grotesque reasoning. If there was a common trait they all shared, something desirable or dangerous, the effort could be justified.

Jayce nods to her, his eyes still scanning,] I think you're right. We should seek others out, to verify, perhaps.