If Sabine were honest in her thoughts, she would have pointed out the contradiction sooner. There was a part of her that thought she would have to go all the way with Caleb early on, but at the same time she didn't want a child. It was a conflict she had avoided up until this point, simply because her feelings for Caleb tended to cloud things, but now Meesei seemed to clear it up in a few sentences. "So, I don't have to mate with Caleb if we like each other?" Sabine was mostly relieved. The whole game had been getting more complex by the moment.

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"Well, that was a few months ago." Janius raised his eyebrows and tried to straighten up, "Now..." Janius gestured aimlessly and let his hand land on his knee, "We're here, in this underground fortress. With what Meesei's been doing, we're going to be here a while, so if we're to commit, now would be the time."

Janius licked teeth and thought about Lorag's description of his father. Lorag was right in that Janius wouldn't want to raise a child by fighting with it. "You're father sounded like a hard man. I know that your upbringing was more...traditional, but did you respect your father? And what about him earned that respect?"