Wheeling Gull Isle what does it mean to be descendent of something monstrous

 had she the capacity, the once-was princess would take umbrage with her would-be father's statement. as it is, his words are gibberish, though interesting enough gibberish that she stops her whining for a moment. reed still doesn't know if she likes this secondary figure - it's definitely nothing compared to primary comfort - but she maneuvers her way back toward his side again. she is disappointed by the lack of teat - if secondary figure can't even feed her then what's the point? but the low grumble of his voice is soothing and she makes a series of small whine-yap noises, vaguely imitiating the cadence of his own sentence to the best of her tiny, tiny ability.