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His reply was pretty noncommittal but Raven hadn't particularly expected enthusiasm, not in his current mental state. She favored the top of his head with a gentle, encouraging smile, which grew thoughtful at his admission. Childbirth was a very private process, so if Eljay wanted to be a midwife, it must be approached with sensitivity. Eljay appeared to possess quite a lot of that, it was just a matter of redirecting and utilizing it appropriately.

"I can't say whether or not you're right about that," Raven said, "but if that's true, what you need to work on is building that trust. You have to prove you're trustworthy and knowledgeable." Surely he had a head start on the former. "I've never delivered puppies before but I'd love to help you with the latter. I can teach you about what herbs will help with managing a mother's pain; what can boost milk production; and all that sort of thing. If you're interested."