He nodded. "My world has... something of a steeper learning curve than most in that regard, apparently," he said. "Reverin seems like such a kind place by comparison, for all its strangeness." A scene like this, two people working together to help orphaned baby animals, would be illegal under the Supreme's rule, which only made him cherish such experiences even more.

"Yes, so I'm learning. Holding my son for the first time... it was amazing and terrifying in equal measure. I didn't dare move, at first. But for his sake, I had to move past that. To learn to be gentle, no matter how awkward I felt doing so."