Nefretiri
"You want me to do what?" It wasn't as shocking as my voice made it sound. Still, something about being told I was going to breed with someone left a sour taste in my mouth. "I don't think so."
"It's inconvenient but necessary," Pearl kept talking like I'd said nothing, uncrossing her legs and adjusting herself. "Artificial insemination is out of the question, I'm afraid, but for the good of the region, I'm sure you're both willing to bend. It isn't like I'm asking you to divorce. You'd simply be tied to our clan through ceremony and birth like you are with the elves."
She said it was like the matter was discussed, and we just needed to sign on the dotted line.
