Somehow Andrew's pats managed to comfort Ayla. After she recovered from the sadness brought by remembering such traumatic events, Andrew asked about the other thing that caught her attention.
"Ayla, can you tell me about the condition of harpies when they go into heat or estrus?" he asked without a trace of nervousness or embarrassment. Still, Ayla looked at him strangely.
He even looked at Seraphine as if asking, "What does he want?", to which Seraphine could only answer, "He's just curious. Answer if it's not a problem." Andrew noticing her transgression of a delicate subject, immediately said, "If it's too personal, you're not obliged."