Beasts of Burden/Headscratchers: Difference between revisions

Um, is this series using the [[Animal Talk]] trope or can all animals speak "human" but chose not to, or can any magical entity understand [[Animal Talk]]? I assumed that it was using [[Animal Talk]], but the metalhead Lich in issue 4 identifies the wise dogs as "talking animals" he's heard about, which indicates that it's not his or his master's magic that's making him understand the dogs and cats. Any ideas?

* Considering all the [[Functional Magic]] floating around, I assumed [[A Wizard Did It]], but considering the animals all communicate with each other without switching languages or any sign of [[Translation Convention]], the answer may be up for grabs...