(Was busy. Sorry about that!)

"No, but they may be hard to damage" Larek told Nyx. 

"Not if they are cracked. Still, best that you take the lead. I'm not exactly built to take lots of blows" Tala told her nephew.

"Ha! I'll be your shield, if that's what you want" he told her, jokingly. Larek moved in front of them and soon, they were in front of a pair of ancient stone doors. They were cracked and falling off their hinges, and very easy for Larek to pull open, despite their weight. The air from the ruins was not stale, a sign that the doors had been opened in the not too distant past.

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Vespion quickly led them to his room, locking the door behind them. "That was close. I'm sure there will be hell to pay, but you two need not suffer it. Now, I assume you are truly with egg, Orna?"

"I was hoping you could tell me" She replied.

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Kos turned around and gave her a hug, having finished the back scratch. "Anytime, love. I suppose you've taught me to be gentler, at least around you. I never thought my claws could be gentle, but..." he left it there, remembering that he didn't need to fill in every second of their intimate moments with chatter.

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"Then I shall do that" Veax replied. "Anyway, I suppose I've been more of an... instinctive person? Intuitive? Never been much for book learning."