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Thuling blinked when Hadasha poked his cheek and asked what he'd been thinking about, looking down at her as she grabbed on to the arm of his coat. "Of course, let's not get walked on by the tall people," he said with a bit of a frown, going and sitting down with her when she took him to a bench. "Well, ah... the thing I was thinking about there was just the matter of why my parents had so many children if not because their first wasn't good enough. They've... never been overly affectionate or child-loving types. I'd understand Gamaya having eight children because she loves children and wants a big family, but my parents never wanted that for themselves," he said.