"It beats having to squeeze it out of you. Alive. Kicking and screaming. Covered in blood" Larek said, suppressing a shudder at how mammals were born.

"Maybe we should" Veax replied. "I wonder what they are up to."

---------------------------------

Aerta handed Auryn back to Avera. "You should. I imagine there's got to be a big meeting with our families now. Adykon's parents come over when a new egg is hatched around here. Mine... well, they're still alive, but it's complicated."

 Aerta's family was a low-ranked noble house which had wealth without much status. Her father had so many children and grandchildren that he would have a hard time visiting them all, so they came to him. Compared to the largest noble families, her father's wealth was nothing special, and if it were to be evenly divided between his many children, it wouldn't amount to a whole lot. 

"You know, I still have an egg in the nest here. It's funny how that works. My grandchild is older than one of my children will be" Aerta commented. "Anyway, please come in and make yourselves at home. I'll tell Adykon the good news."

"What news?" he asked, looking at his son, wife, daughter-in-law, and grandson. He figured it out quickly enough. "Oh... wow."