Ouroboros Spine and down the road I'd go

Dutch shook his head; "Not of becoming a mother. Just... frightened. Of the spirits. Of men. She was not raised like us. Even as I was not raised like you — I think that she was not raised like us."

He glanced toward Valiant, who appeared uncomfortable with the subject matter. Solemn-eyed.

"I will not prevent her," he said to Kukutux. "Perhaps I worry for no reason. She wants to be a mother. She is a sweet girl, and she will have help..."

Still. Something about it unsettled him.

He looked to Valiant again.

"We will go and find your sister in a moment," he promised him. And again, to Kukutux: "I will bring her to you. Your wisdom — perhaps she does not need me to tell her to wait. Perhaps she only needs the tools to decide for herself. Or perhaps you will find that she is ready. I do not know. I only know that I worry."