Larek gave Nyx a hug. "As are you, my love. Oh, now that Tala is resting, maybe we can check on the egg?"

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Orna finished rubbing his upper back. "I understand that many males wish to be thought of as somehow invulnerable or are else afraid to show weakness, but you don't have to worry about that in front of your family. I think I have said it before, Tran, but your body is flesh and blood, like everyone else's. I don't want you straining yourself too hard one day or thinking you can deal with something that you cannot."

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Kos castled his king with the rook on the left. "It is indeed. I've heard in some lands, the minister is called a queen."

(In some countries, the queen is called a minister. It started as a Vizier or royal adviser in India or Persia before changing in Europe.)