Aurelia turns around to face the people that until very recently were her a cappella singing ensemble, or at least the ones that hadn't fled beyond her line of sight yet.

"I am Aurelia.
And I see a whole army of my a cappella singers, here in defiance of tyranny!
You have come to fight as free men and women and various genderless creatures.
And free man or woman or genderless creature you are!
What will you do without freedom?
Will you fight?"

"An a cappella vocal group against a Chimera?"

a squirrel shouted.

"No! We will run... and live!"

"Yes!"

Aurelia shouted back.

"Fight and you may die.
Run and you will live at least awhile.
And dying in your bed many years from now,
would you be willing to trade all the days from this day to that for one chance, just one chance,
to come back here as young men and tell our enemies that they may take our lives but they will never take our freedom!"