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Lore coughed and blushed a bit, "Soonest would probably be when you're sure you missed your cycle completely."

He was sure that would show itself sooner than any of the other symptoms, since there was no test here like there were back home. Though he didn't know why he embarassed him to mention that aspect. Lore tried not to blush too much.

Elnara giggled softly and stroked the back of Lore's hand reassuringly.

"Well, it shouldn't be too long of a wait then," she murmured. "Though ... I should probably have warned you ... such talks are common here, especially among the women ..."

Still holding his hand and trying to make him feel more at ease, she added through thought, I've only been more quiet on subjects as these because of what happened to me ... when I was younger ... most people have no troubles with such discussions that might be more ... private or intimate in Gaia.

"Well, you're from a completely different world," Arwen pointed out. "There must be more than just some things that are different."

Just then Haradhel appeared with the final pot of food, as she had promised, and she brought it over and set it carefully onto a clear spot on the table.

"Okay," she murmured softly. "Let's eat."

She reached over to ruffle Ahren's hair, smiling warmly at him, obviously glad he had made it for dinner, though she said nothing to him.

"Guests first," Elrohir smiled, reaching for Lore and Elnara's plates.

Dinner when along smoothly, and it was a wonderful dinner. Though Lore wondered if it was also because of the excitement, the thought that Elnara was probably pregnant (or pregnant). As the meal was winding down, topics of conversation went around.

Anything from how things were going to where Ahren planned to travel one day (and when), and of course what the two were going to do while being here for the rest of the year. Though with a baby.... some of that what were they going to do was answered for them.

"It was... and very nice to know how he's doing besides hearing it second hand."

Second hand was all good and well, but at times it didn't beat actually hearing from the person in question.

Lore chuckled a bit, "Yes... yes I do realize that. It is going to take a whiel to adjust to having a natural baby around..."

Even with all the children that they did have, he couldn't think of one where it was anything close to having an actual baby. Which was so strange when he thought about it.

Of course it brought a very interesting question to Lore's mind. He wondered if perhaps there were adaptable genes that were unique to Gaia (since Gaians interracially married often and yet still somehow managed to keep a high number of pure races).

"Must be a Gaian quality," Lore murmured thoughtfully, before grinning at her blush, "It's one of those wonderful unexpected surprises."

He held her hand and kept her close.

"I wonder what he... or she... will look like...."

That was another curious question though he'd imagine the child would have Elnara's dark hair... granted his hair was the result of mutation, but that could be said about any blond to begin with.