Meesei held up her hand, as if to stop Ariel. "No need to apologize. As I said, I am happy to answer. From what I have heard, laying an egg is much less...painful than how other races handle it."

"Lucky." Ahnasha muttered, shifting herself slightly to become more comfortable.

Meesei chuckled briefly, then continued. "Fertilized eggs are placed under Hist trees in order to allow the sap to pool around them. Some say the sap becomes their blood, but that is more metaphorical than anything. They can hatch without the sap as well. As for caring for them, it is really just a matter of keeping them protected, at least in Black Marsh. We are well-adapted to our homeland, so our eggs are fairly hardy. They thrive in the marsh's heat and humidity. I cannot say for certain, but I would assume that eggs in colder climates would require more care and maintenance. The gestation time is about the same as Khajiit, around seven months. After hatching, we raise them in the same way you do for your hatchl...children. The biggest difference is primarily cultural, which is that our hatchlings are not named until their naming day ceremony, which involves licking the sap of a Hist tree."