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Sylvirah smirked. "It's not as if we haven't been trying. I enjoy Zyphire for a great many reasons, and I definitely make up for lost time when he's home." If she had it her way every winter she would have a child and the following spring she would be expecting another. Still, it seemed that after Ziya and Yngvara the spirits weren't as keen to bless them. It would happen with time, she was sure, but the wait was awful.

The home was getting closer by the step and Sylvirah was already reaching for the door before she started to speak. "I'm hoping he'll work with beasts. A merchant's work is fine, but I'd rather he stay closer to home." It was selfish, she knew, but even with the changing times she wasn't ready to see her children leave the Ild'vann. Walking inside, she held the door open for Iriyana long enough to make sure the other woman was inside before closing it and starting the process of taking off her boots. "There's plenty of work to be done here without looking for it."

"Not a day before I get one! You've been an Aunt for too long; now it's my turn." Once Sylvirah had gotten her boots off she stepped into the main house and came back with a chair. She knew all too well the struggles of moving that far along and she knew what made it better. "Have a seat; I'll help." Getting her sister-in-law out of her boots and into a pair of soft leather slippers was the least she could do.

"So long as that tongue of his doesn't get him into trouble. He's a hard worker when he wants to be, but that boy can walk circles around people with words if he wants to." Once she'd gotten her settled, Sylvirah got up again and moved toward the kitchen. It was a larger space, mostly because it was Zyphire's domain when he was here, and while they had a proper dining area there was also a little table in the kitchen where she instructed Iriyana to sit.

Gathering the tangy fruit wasn't hard; most were just sitting in a bowl on the table itself. She brought out a knife to cut the skins and another bowl to put them in. "I don't know which one to warn you about; sons or daughters. They're both trouble."

Sylvirah rolled her eyes. "Oh I'm sure he worked real hard to get his only Aunt to spoil him." She gave Iriyana a pointed look before reaching for a fruit. The children might have had a structured upbringing, but they got by with so much more than she ever could have. Granted, they also didn't have to fight for survival, but Sylvirah had to bite her tongue more than a few times just to let them have those moments.

What was a few extra sweets going to hurt? Especially when she could pay it back two fold with Iriyana's child?

Spirits above, so long as the child came healthy then they would just prepare for whatever trouble came with it. Boy or girl, tall or short, it didn't matter. Sylvirah was just happy to be an Aunt at all after all the waiting they'd put in.