Ankyra Sound the horizon tries but he's just not as kind on the eye

Names. They were important to Melonii children, for each child was honoured with the namesake of a daedric diety. While he did not consider himself to be particularly spiritual, the value of a strong name was not lost to him. "They will take my last name, I will choose their middle name as well." They would be Melonii -- there was no disputing that. It was a ticket to a world that would embrace them, safeguard them as great-grandchildren of the high priestess.. should Rusalka prove to be an unformidable home. As Melonii's, they would be entitled to a significant blood claim to Blackfeather Woods, to the brotherhood and its unparalleled knowledge in the dark arts their family practised. Of course, he would not disclose this information to the mother, fearing that she would seek to distance his influence should she learn who exactly he was and where he came from. When the pups came of age, he would tell them what power flowed through their veins without the expectation that they embrace it. "You can choose the first." He considers it a fair deal, though he seeks her eyes to determine whether or not she feels the same way.