“And this... shifter... the one you say is pregnant? You have brought him as well?” Caliph Redmen asked curiously.
Nodding, Hron replied, “We did... well, in truth, he insisted on coming.”
“I had no idea our Viatas could be anything other than other Nakaka,” Redmen muttered thoughtfully.
Hron nodded, “I understand. I felt the same way. And maybe in the beginning that is how it was, but now... well, now the gods have changed things. Maybe it’s because they feel we needed to have diversity amongst us. Maybe it’s because they felt that the anger towards us was because we were too isolated. Whatever the reason, one of my men has a human for a Viata, and like I said, Throg’s is a shifter.”
Redmen nodded, saying, “Please, Caliph Hron, accept my apologies for my rudeness. My advisor was j
