(Fixed it. Thanks! And isn't it "Nyx", or is this a way to test me? ;) )

"I suppose I would have known more had I paid attention. I'm not the oldest in my family, but I am the oldest of my mother's children." Kos was the son of Vaeri, another female who had been with his father Adykon before he had married Aerta.

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"Maybe a rubdown?" Orna suggested. "Something for her back should keep her calm. Works for me, at least."

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"No, dear, don't eat the spoon." Kos gently and slowly extracted her snout from the tiny utensil, only to have her clamp down on it again with her mouth. He removed her again, only to have her bite it again. It took him another three tries before he got it away from her.

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"Yeah. I don't recall liking fruit all that much at his age, but I suppose it is better for him" Veax responded.