Luneshale Pass I deserve it, don't I?

an unusual hush accompanies leto’s words. soto wonders if this is for the children. he only ever had two children, and one (bushtit) he was hardly involved in his early days. he tries to remember, how soon after birth did their ears open?

knowing some mothers prefer to rear their children in solitude, soto’s ears turn towards the soft noises in the den. leto’s reception encourages him, but he doesn’t move. no, the segundo answers in an equally quiet tone, canting his long muzzle towards them in silent question. 

would he be allowed?