"I do not think they did either." Meesei commented. "In truth, I can understand why they would teach a child in such a way. One should not mate while still too young to understand its implications, and it is far easier simply to tell them to avoid it than to go through all of the trouble of explaining the complexities of the issue. But, I am sure you already know that most do not view the issue in the same way as that coven. They gave you simple explanations, but reality is more complex. Mating is not something you should think of trivially, and you are right to be hesitant. Honestly, I would say that it is not something you should consider for quite some time, until you are sure you understand what it means for you."

Meesei paused for a moment, glad that the conversation had not been as awkward, nor as difficult as she had feared. Evidently, Sabine was not at a stage where she was actually considering mating, which meant it would likely  be easy to convince her to think about it cautiously. But, there was still the issue of her perception of what the average relationship was like. "But, aside from that, there is something else related I would like to point out. Ahnasha and Fendros, Janius and Kaleeth, their relationships are not normal. Or, they did not form normally, rather. I am certainly glad that they have continued to remain together and love one another, but both of them started out mating from the beginning. Generally, such relationships do not last. I know you are aware of Janius' past regarding women. The reason I brought all of this up to you is because I wanted to make sure that your perception of healthy relationships is not...skewed. I wanted to ensure that you did not suffer trying to emulate them." She explained.

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"Um, why do you think you'll be able to learn from me?" Lorag asked, genuinely surprised. He set down the hammer and turned to face Janius, as there was no way he was going to be able to concentrate on his work while talking about [i]this[/i]. "I'm an Orc, and was raised like an Orc. My parents started to teach me about fighting as soon as I was old enough to walk around and hold a stick. When I was disciplined, my father didn't stick me in a room alone somewhere, or even beat me. No, he made me [i]fight[/i] him. I don't think you'd want to raise your little lizard the same way I was. Besides, I thought you two already dealt with this back in Black Marsh? Didn't you decide to hold off on the whole 'egg' thing?"