he shook his head. "not at all," lasher affirmed. "the having of children is not for every wolf." given her age, he would have been surprised if junior had been insistent on the idea of children, but the man thought it wise not to again mention her youth. the dark outrider was well aware, he was sure. "there are times that pups are created and reared, and even abused, by creatures that did not truly want them, and therefore should not have entered into parenthood with one another."
he tilted his muzzle briefly, curiously. "do you think that you should feel the urge to have children one day, junior? if so, what drives the thought?" while it was true that peregrine and his lot were not traditional, there were conservative ideals beneath the surface.