Greg, I'm a surgeon. A paranoid surgeon, but still- simply a surgeon. Come to me if you've been hurt. There are others far more suited to preventing that harm in the first place in the village.

If their intent was ransom of any sort they would have made some kind of negotiation years ago. Our value here is our use in their war and in their experiments. For the time being, that's it. I'm not entirely certain a change to the current standard would be beneficial to anyone in the village, let alone yourself.