05-03-2015, 04:45 PM
"I'm sure they're fine. They're some of the best soldiers we have." Piras had to tell himself this every single day. He had to believe that his soldier would come back to him alive and in one piece.
Piras looked at Ryne, smiling at the eager expression on the boy's face, and then his eyes drifted down to his belly. Even though Piras was further along in his pregnancy, Ryna was having one more baby than him and was shorter, so they were about the same size. ...Although, Ryne might be a little bigger. Quintuplets and sextuplets were good results, better than those who only conceived twins, but there were other breeders who managed better results. They all knew about Oliver, another young man who found himself pregnant with eleven babes, forced into bed rest at the lab. It wasn't an actual competition by any means, but there was an unspoken rivalry between the breeders. After all, the bigger the brood, the greater contribution a breeder made to Humanity.
Piras looked at Ryne, smiling at the eager expression on the boy's face, and then his eyes drifted down to his belly. Even though Piras was further along in his pregnancy, Ryna was having one more baby than him and was shorter, so they were about the same size. ...Although, Ryne might be a little bigger. Quintuplets and sextuplets were good results, better than those who only conceived twins, but there were other breeders who managed better results. They all knew about Oliver, another young man who found himself pregnant with eleven babes, forced into bed rest at the lab. It wasn't an actual competition by any means, but there was an unspoken rivalry between the breeders. After all, the bigger the brood, the greater contribution a breeder made to Humanity.
"Will you walk into my parlor?" said the Spider to the Fly.