Sawtooth Spire *Knock-Knock* Daddy's Home

mahler twitched an ear as star's gravid tread approached. he wished to be reproachful of this man, to chase him from the borders. but star had been dutiful to sagtannet, and mahler's irritation was misplaced. softened further, he regarded the impending father with a thoughtful stare, glancing briefly along his shoulder toward star.
"vhat is your name? i am mahler. this is sagtannet." surely he knew these things already.
a moment of silence and then the eisen spoke again. "i vill allow you to be present vhen they arrive." whatever was decided after such things would be decided later; for now he could think only, chokingly, of thade, and his baptism into fatherhood. that could not be denied another.