Journal Entry 098 / 0528 "Nervous?" I asked Wilshas.Journal Entry 098 / 0528 "Nervous?" I asked Wilshas. He had been pacing the length of the living room for half and hour already. "Yeah," he said. "A little. I mean, until today, I'd just been Nyss's playmate, her friend. Now, I mean, I'm being asked to sire hers... and yours, sir, if you don't mind my saying so... child. It's a bit of surprise when Vatare' comes to you and says 'Be the father to my mate's children.'" I chuckled and shook my head. "You'll do fine. And stop worrying about my reaction to the whole thing; In this regard think of it as just another cross-species family." "I know, I know; I've sired three children, and raised two of them. I've done this before. It's just... Do me a favor and don't tell anyone who I am." I raised an eyebrow and said, "Why not?" "Well, if word got out that Vatare' Shardik and the first lead of Cutter's agreed that I was the best choice to sire their children... My Fa, I won't be able to keep the women off of me." I laughed and said, "Is that a problem?" "It is during competition season. |