While Ves pondered about how to augment his future daughter in a spiritual fashion, he continued to work on his mech design projects.
The design lab became a hive of activity after Gloriana got all fired up. The drive to finish all of the expert mech design projects before the birth of her daughter caused her to become extremely motivated. She also became a lot more demanding and expected every other mech designer to get more work done.
Surprisingly, the rest of the Larkinson Clan actually responded positively to the news of her pregnancy.
"She might be a Hexer, but she'll probably be a good mother."
"We finally have some continuity."
"I'm happy for the patriarch. I hope that parenthood will calm him down."
Though not every clansman thought highly of Gloriana, the revelation that she was carrying Ves' child pleased many clansmen who were pleased with serving under the current patriarch.
