"What situation?" Seizing a free moment, Catherine pulled Pannis aside and asked quietly, "I remember that different races can't breed, so why would she ask such a question?"
"The merfolk are the exception, the only exception." Pannis explained quietly, "The merfolk are all females who, during the mating process, absorb the vital energy released by their partners to give birth to their next generation. If it doesn't work the first time, they can absorb many times, regardless of the race or the individual. Therefore, there is generally no concept of a father within the merfolk population. There are exceptions, though, some merfolk indeed develop feelings for other races and settle down with their loved ones, which is when a father can be said to exist. In recent centuries, it has been trendy among younger generations of merfolk to seek their fathers."
