Noctisardor Bypass always on my mind

Kiggypack seemed like a pretty weird name to Laurel, but she nodded as Sequoia mentioned he was 'weird, but not awful'. She wondered what that meant, but soon would. A younger one, possibly Mahler's son.

Sequoia then went on to say that the pickings were pretty slim, which was ironic considering the depth of Laurel's questions. She didn't want to know if there were any eligible men; she just wanted — needed — to know if she was safe. From Sequoia's point of view it made sense, though Laurel had never been one to very easily look at things from another's point of view. Ah, thanks, she said in return to the list of the men. Only three, then, really. She ought to see if she could run into them at some point so that she could figure out what they were like in person. I've never heard of a construction like that before. I mean, where you have children even though you're without a mate. Now now, dearest, don't lie... Well... Not voluntarily, anyway. It was intriguing, but also terrifying in a way. How would you know the man that you picked could be trusted? What if he... Showed up later to claim what's rightfully his?

A touch softer, perhaps: You should be careful when you go. Words that would perhaps make no difference to the mind of this young woman, but Laurel could not help but utter them, softly warning. Because what if she didn't and... Something like I happened?