Whitefish River Like a bolt out of the blue

Out of duty! She corrected abruptly. What was she saying? Of course, the both of them worried as well. But there was a hidden bitterness in her, that she had to follow through with her parents' wishes and marry the man she did not love, but Hiromi could. Yuudai could. It felt like the both of them took each other away from her, that Takeshi took them both away from her. The last argument between she and Yuudai didn't help calm that bitterness either.

Not having an answer to Hiromi's questions, she simply reiterated after what felt like too long of a pause. Rest for as long as you need, and Collision will escort you home. I will be back when I find my own strength to do so. Otherwise both women would be gone from the Empire to give birth longer than originally planned. it must have been tough enough for Hiromi to make it here in the first place... but with enough rest, Reiko was certain she could make it home on time before her own litter was due.

It was bad enough that she was early... what would Ira and Evergreen say when they found out? How could she possibly explain two unexpected births in Kaistleoki?