"As soon as we're married" Aura explained. "That's why it's not considered a sealed deal until we consummate it" she said, laughing.

Caex moved quickly, dipping his little clawed feet in the cool ink and pressing them to the large piece of parchment. Then he cleaned his son off with the cloth. The whole process took under a minute. "There. That wasn't so bad. We can try again in a few months or a year, see how much larger his footprints are then. Now, let's do the string."