"This little one really is quite adorable… she's sure to grow into something big and strong."
Eir'vael gave Bansha a few deserved scratches on the underside of her chin and smiled at the pup.
They looked up at the row of stunned young adults and tilted their head.
"This must be quite jarring for all of you. Should I have stretched the truth a little longer? I really don't fancy dragging things out, though..."
Still, almost none could speak.
Nila raised a trembling finger to herself.
"W-When you say that you're our parent, y-you're speaking figuratively, right?? A-As in we are all children to you because you're so old or something?"
Eir'vael did not have eyes, but if they did, they would have certainly been rolling them.
"Honestly, who would think of something like that? I meant that I am your parent."
They pointed to Dakota.
"You were born from the union of your father and I."
Next, they pointed at Nila.
