"Just like with Narusil," I noted and began looking through the bands of my sigil trying to decipher which of my matrons was with child.

"Forgive me, but... am I understanding correctly that within the roughly two weeks you have been here, you have managed to impregnate TWO matrons?" Opheira queried.

"Yes..." The line that had been thickened was a chain of suns and stars, each bound by a light ray to the next. The light was stronger now, and the stars and suns were more pronounced and dynamic. "Heilantu... Heilantu is carrying my second child."

It was surreal to me. I knew it was true, but it didn't feel...