and on to the glory at my right hand
Ronin might have chuckled to see his daughter go from confident to somehow flushed and flustered, but they're both in the same boat now, and the only way to shore is to row through the awkwardness. At least Seren picks up where he lets off, Ronin setting down his mug (almost entirely empty, at least) and managing a wry smile to her. "I mean, avoiding it is certainly one way to go about it." And in the middle of Leafchange with both a dragon and a luxere stag warring for his attention, Ronin might be inclined to encourage Seren down that route.
But it would be neither fair nor practical to expect that, and so he takes a breath and continues. "There are ways to prevent a pregnancy, Seren. On both sides - in fact, Maeve probably knows them all better than most in her line of work. I'm not sure why she didn't choose to use protection, if her pregnancy is making her unhappy. But there are herbs, teas, and other..." He gestures at the air helplessly. "Other things you can use. It doesn't have to be anything but fun, as long as you're responsible."
But it would be neither fair nor practical to expect that, and so he takes a breath and continues. "There are ways to prevent a pregnancy, Seren. On both sides - in fact, Maeve probably knows them all better than most in her line of work. I'm not sure why she didn't choose to use protection, if her pregnancy is making her unhappy. But there are herbs, teas, and other..." He gestures at the air helplessly. "Other things you can use. It doesn't have to be anything but fun, as long as you're responsible."
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