(Do you want to skip soon to a meeting with two of the characters? It might be easier to keep things straight that way. How about Orna and one of your female characters?)

"And if his children are anything like him, it'll be a fine family indeed" Larek added.

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"What skills did you have in mind?" Orna asked.

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"Well, it must have been hard on your parents too. Still, they seem like tough folks. Say, do they have any new hatchlings?" Kos inquired.

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"And how do you propose to do that?" Veax wondered.