That's how the beast has been speaking with Alaire.

The beasts did not speak to one another.

He alone knew that a savage beast had spoken its simple reason through the lips of the ape-man.

He tilted his head toward the man, whose mouth had actually dropped open in shock on hearing the "beast" speak.

"Are these war beasts of which you speak?"

I heard that foul, broken-clawed beast speak his name.

And then, with a whisper that drowned out all other voices, at once the beast spoke.

The choice is yours, but if you take up metal, the beasts will no longer speak to you.

Once all living things worshipped him when men and beasts spoke the same language.

That was long ago, when beasts and men spoke one language.