Noctisardor Bypass kids are sad, the sky is blue, there are monsters in the spare bedroom

heda didn't understand why druid didn't want to try again, but then again, she did understand. the entire thing had been hellish for her sister, from the ordeal of childbirth to the fallout with glaukos. 
but for heda, there had been a romantic void within her for so long that it yawned now with empty franticness.
"be safe. i'll stay with the kids. and i can do a second patrol later, just in case," she offered, brushing druid's cheek with her own before stepping back and turning to her task.