This really wasn't very nice of them, but they're thinking about how they can get one (or more) good hybrids out of him, and he's done a good on raising the first one, so why not? He also lives in close proximity to a retired pollinator that has been seeing to the next phase of their plan, so it's a good bet for them in that way too.

But yeah, so much for his plans. He's a creative guy, and hard at work on his next masterpiece, but so much for that.