Snippet #2743684

Keona blushed slightly as Iridessa reached to pat her knee, somewhat relieved both that the darkness hid the colour flushing her cheeks and that Iridessa drew her hand back. "I'd rather you not kick his face in. I wouldn't want you to hurt your foot on his hard head," she said, a slight smile on her lips, and Lenandel chuckled slightly, shaking his head. "Keona's wanted kids forever," he explained to Iridessa, his voice much gentler than it had been the entire time she'd been with him. "Our mother always talked about how she wanted like ten kids, but even with all the work our father did, she was barely even able to afford to take care of the two of us."