“How do you know?”
“I would never have become what I am if I hadn't been able to understand what I’m not told.”
Calen tucked her legs under her and invited Deirane to sit beside her.
“So you're going to be a mom," she said.
“I don't know how. I'm afraid of what's going to happen.”
“It's normal, it's a new experience for you. In addition, your body is sending you unfamiliar signals. Some of them can be scary, others only unpleasant.”
“You know?”
“Of course, like all mothers since the world began.”
“But you lay eggs.”
“So what? It takes a few dozen days after conception for them to be ready to lay. Our symptoms are different, they're not as violent as those of humans, but they're still there. In fact, they appear even faster than in you. Because you haven't started feeling them, I g
