Serix laughed when Cassie confidently stated that he would be a protective father. She was definitely right. As long as they stayed with the humans, he wasn’t about to put his child at risk of being targeted by them. Of course, he had no way of knowing if the humans would treat a child that shared their blood the same way they treated him, but he didn’t want to take any chances. He was grateful that Cassie seemed to feel the same way. As long as they worked together as a team, he felt certain that they could protect their child from danger. He could almost feel his worries about having a baby in the caverns melt away. Almost.

Serix stared up at the ceiling when Cassie asked what he thought about for a name, “I honestly haven’t thought much about that either… Kidamas is a noble name for a female though. In the ancient tongue, it means ‘Light of the Moons.’” He held Cassie close and met her eyes, smiling thoughtfully. “Your mother must have been a special female to have had such a beautiful name.

“As for male names,” Serix mused, lifting his violet gaze to the ceiling once again. “I know quite a few. Yandre, Kojax, Zoaril, Gavik, Ixmaar… Those were some of the Lunairans in my classes. There were elders with regal, ancient names as well: Roagaraw, Ziffirak, Lyndagor, Fraverel, Hynderix…” He trailed off as another thought came to him. “What about Traejak? It means ‘Resilient Spirit’ in the ancient tongue. It’s a powerful name for a male.”

He turned to Cassie. “I don’t know much about human traditions, but for Lunairans, names are believed to be important in foretelling what kind of person one will become. I’ve never considered myself very superstitious, but I still believe it to a certain extent… For example, my name means ‘Curious Wanderer,’ and look how I turned out.” He laughed. “I wandered away from everything I knew to follow a curiosity: you.” He kissed her playfully. “If there’s really something to this naming business, I’d like for my son to be resilient in these hard times. What do you think?”