Noctisardor Bypass Yeah, and I'm still giving 'em hell

In a way it was good that now the rest of his family knew. It was a sense of finality in a way -- that those who should know now knew. It wasn't like Arbiter had tried to hide it or anything, but she hadn't known where to find them. It had been months, after all. Would she ever see any of them again after this? She wasn't sure. Either way, what Maia said wasn't offensive -- at least to Arbiter. I wish it had been longer. Which was true. The children she had this year were supposed to be his -- as were next year's. 

There was a moment more of silence before she spoke again, Was there more news besides where you've settled now? I'm not sure Redhawk Caldera is a place I've ever been. She really hadn't wandered that far into Great Bear Wilderness, not that she really had a map onhand. What she knew was it wasn't anywhere around here. Either way, Arbiter had done a pretty good job interrupting Maia's plans, so she wanted to make sure that there wasn't anything missed.