Noctisardor Bypass Miserablism

Admittedly, I haven't been looking, Kaertok replied with a bit of a shrug. However, now that it was on his mind, he certainly would be keeping an eye out for any suitable spots to start building a little home for Arbiter and the kids (and him? maybe. we'll see). Perhaps Arbiter was being a bit too picky in her selection. Finding something adequate was better than finding something perfect.

How are you holding up? he asked. It was a broad question that could have been taken any number of ways. If she was to have a peaceful birth (or as peaceful as birth could be), he knew the best path to that was for her to be both physically, mentally, and emotionally sound. With the news she'd given him about her former mate, he doubted the last two were one hundred percent.