Bearclaw Valley oh inside, you feel like needles

It was the right thing to do. Blondine was sure that if she were to fall pregnant, all of her aunts and uncles and cousins would have jumped at the opportunity to prepare a year's feast. But if Blondine fell pregnant, it was likely the last thing she would ever do; the pampering would have been for comfort, rather than convenience.

Nonetheless, she understood Indra's desire to care for Laurel and decided not to push further on the subject. 

My cousins and I, we used to snatch up rabbits as sport. I don't mean to brag, but you're goin' up against one of the best rabbit-catchin'-bumpkins you'll ever meet. It would be good for the two of them to have some fun with this hunt, instead of being as serious as they normally were. Blondine began to trot instead of walk; she wanted to be the first one to see the playing field.