Flash squirmed of his mother's licks and padded over to Lubaya. "Dads, right?" he said, chucklinkwardly. Then he acted serious and cleared his throat. "Er, um, no offense to mine. His word is law, after all. I just..." He lowered hi voice a little. "I just wasn't needed."
Wind purred. "They look just like you," he said. "All of them. It's perfect."






























