There was a slight shift in Navia that Théadan could feel at the mention of their child and eventually having to tell others about its existence, it was just a little more tension perhaps her own worries for how their child would be received were at play there. Like him though, she did not feel it wise to inform anyone else right away. Her hand drifted from his thigh to thread her fingers between his over the important bump at her abdomen. They were both feeling very protective of the child, and wanted to be sure when the news was revealed it would come as less of a shock to others.<br/><br/>Navia gave a small shrug, suggesting they would know when the time was right, quite some time after Mandira had gotten used to the sight of their<i>Sitvati</i>walking hand in hand with a Prince of Mes'Mo'Tan. Eventually her pregnancy would become noticeable though, they had a good amount of time yet, and as Navia pointed out, she could wear certain dresses to hide the growing bump for a little longer on top of that. But still a time would come when they could hide the pregnancy no longer, and would have to reveal it. She wanted to tell her brother Yousef first though, trusting in his judgement and their connection as siblings for him to listen. Théadan watched as she turned to look his way, her shoulder against his chest, her hand rising to brush his cheek as she looked at him thoughtfully, admitting she did not know how people would receive the news, only that she was certain they could trust in Yousef to help them.<br/><br/>It would be a delicate matter to handle, and nothing was more important that making sure their child was safe, Navia posed a question that had Théadan seeking through his memory if he had ever heard of a Khluri and a Mes'Mo'Tanian have a child together before. "No, I haven't." He replied honestly. Théadan had never heard anything of it in Mes'Mo'Tan, possibly because they thought such a thing would disgrace them, as his mother had thought he had disgraced himself when she had found them together. "I doubt it has ever happened among nobility, both nations are far too proud of who they for something like this to happen, and Mes'Mo'Tan particularly isn't a country very accepting of other cultures." Even before the war tensions before their countries had never been easy, they felt themselves too different to ever come together like Navia and he had. But surely others will have felt the same as them, will have looked passed their sense of nationalism, and instead seen each other for who they were.<br/><br/>"The common folk maybe different though." He pointed out his memory turning back to nearly a month ago when they arrived at one island unlike anything they had ever seen before. "In Terlingua we saw plenty of couples like ourselves who were with different races, I'm sure some of those we saw will have had children together." They may have even passed by children of those couples and not ever known it. Hatred can run deep, but love was so much more powerful, Théadan understood that now, and knew Navia did too, they both had been willing to sacrifice everything to be together. Others will have surely felt the same. "It will be a first among nobility though, which is what makes this so much more special and precious." He moved both their hands to rub her abdomen before pressing a kiss to her cheek. "They're your family and friends, you're the one who knows them, and will know far better than I when will be the appropriate time to reveal this news to them. I'll trust you to reveal it when you think the time is right." He still planned to be part of the decision when the time came, but ultimately Théadan felt Navia was best equipped to make the final call. "Until then our child shall be our little secret."