"Sometimes" Jammy said softly "these things just aren't meant to be. Duds generally occur because the child wouldn't survive otherwise...it's natures way, even though it's extremely cruel and hesrtbreaking, of compassion I guess" 

Sasha felt sick as she began to wonder, fearful, about her egg. What if it didn't hatch, or something happened? She swallowed and said "I'm going to go rest for a few moments. It was good talking with you, Iskra. She tried to be as polite as possible, before retreating to Kos, just wanting his prescence, and feeling better for it. 

"How so?" Nyx asked, looking to Larek, "even if it's sad, all our stories help make us what we are" she said, "but why is it was?" She asked, curious 

Hermia saw this scene, and quickly caught a dracon child before they could escape Tacita's gaze. She had absolutely no idea whose child it was. "Hey there, rascal. Go on, go play with the others." She said the child down, nudging them towards the other kids. "You know, when you get down to it, apart from physical attributes, we aren't that different from humans" she said, watching the two races offspring intermingle, "do you need help?" She asked Tacita