That isn't terribly far from some methods that Waloed had implemented. There were the cuffs that assisted in their temperaments, but that was more for the benefit of those that were not strong enough to enforce their domination on them through a language behemoth's better understood. There was, however, the Kuza Beast, which had been selectively bred to become a monstrosity of unparalleled power, wild and uncontrollable by even the cuffs that shackled it, only might and its hunger would direct it.

Much had there been plans to aim that hunger at opposing armies, decimating their numbers while Waloeders kept their own. Yet, such military tactics and schemes fell to the wayside with everything else coming to fruition. However, this did not mean that Barnabas didn't hold plans of his own to bring about such a beast.

"I see." His simple and neutral response to the information about the behemoth taming and how they utilized them. "Perhaps they were unworthy of the beasts' power."

Though that was neither here nor there at the end of it all.

At the mention of 'divine beings' Barnabas' gaze becomes a little more focused, his attention clearly piqued. It would not be the first he has heard of elsewhere having their ideas and versions of the Eikons, though he wonders the truth of their existence.

"I would not be surprised. Well am I familiar with Chocobos, and so too would I wager my familiarity with these divine beings given we share this much already. Tell me, what know you of Odin?"