Tuktu Weir woke up on the wrong side of reality

Nathaniel snorted in response to the first question. I've had many females-- only one was strong enough to bear my pups. The one he had loved, but he would never tell his father that. Nor would he tell of the fates of his children, even if pressed. They were no longer here, and that was all that mattered anymore.

He listened intently to Burke's next words, biting back a few scathing responses to some of the comments. The ex-soldier could distinctly remember a time when he had agreed with his father's assessment of weakness. That time had passed, though. He wasn't surprised that his father found the study of stars and weather useless; he knew from personal experience, though, that they were valuable trades. Nat let a silence fall, then, contemplating what he had learned of his brother's children. It made his own ache seem so much more pronounced-- and right then he was certain he wanted to be a father again. Perhaps not soon... but one day.