"I'm perfectly fine" Larek assured her. "My concern is for you now that you just laid an egg. Are you still sore down in your..." he didn't need to say where.

"Well, we don't have an egg either" Veax added, a bit embarrassed to say it, given his expression.

"Then let's make the best of it" Kos said. "We should go home, get something to eat. I'll get the food ready, and maybe we can eat it in bed. I want you to feel good, my love."

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"He looks rather strong as it is" Adykon said, his eyes focused on his first grandson. "Yes, unusually so"

"We discussed that earlier, dear" Aerta told him.

"Hmm. Best to keep an eye on how he grows. In the meantime, come on in. The house has been a lot quieter lately." Even with the many children they still had, the fact was that Kos, Larek, Caex, Veax, Aura, and Orna had left.