Raylin looked at her. Blushing a bit. "He kisses the womb and breathes magic into it and if it is a large amount the magic alters the gender to boy. If it is a medium to small amount the magic alters it to a girl. The amount of magic breathed into the baby through three in a row magic breathes helps the baby get its gender. It is because we are magic based." He said softly. Blushing as she rubbed his womb. "He has to breath it into a small cut he makes just a centimeter above the womb. It won't hurt the baby but the cut allows the magic to flow through the tube into the baby directly." He rubbed the back of his head. Listening as she spoke about Brace and the egg.<br/><br/>He nodded his head. "The shrines. There is the one all the grownups give stuff to. Then there is the kids shrine. A place where kids put drawings, toys, or clothes they can't fit anymore to help a dragon with their kids. Then there is the poor people's shrine. They donate homemade wares. This allows the dragons to know they put hard work into showing them honor and loving. Everyone enjoys doing this as there is not one of my people who do not love the dragons and honor the majesty that they bring with them." He hoped that answered her question.<br/><br/>"I could never hate or fear Azrial. I might get scared of him if he came at me aggressively but it wouldn't have anything to do with him being a black dragon. It would have to do with the man who hurt me and tried to rape me." He said softly. "I don't think it fair that Azrial isn't like when he is a kind and loving guy. He cares about others and puts them first most times." He said softly. Shaking her head. "I cannot explain most of the rituals as I have not done them. The one about the baby gender thing I knew only because my mother told me all about it. She said it was the most magical and empowering feeling she had ever experienced. Said it put her into a state of bliss." He smiled a bit. "Interest. We find interest in someone we show it by doing things for them. By spending time with them and making them feel special. We do tell each other we love them. It helps us know that we are loved and cared for. This fact is why it is hard on me that he can't say it yet." He admitted.<br/><br/>"You have sex when you are ready to be mated as you put it. Usually the males of our race do the dance of seduction. I'm not sure what that is only that it is very pleasurable for the ones you call Sova. It is something I have never experienced so I don't know much about it." He rubbed the back of his head. "When males are carrying the baby there is a ritual called Ardegra. This is where when the baby is ready to come out a magic orb is placed around the baby. Allowing it to painlessly be pulled from the males body. The cord gets cut the same way you woud a female. The baby cleaned. The females have it easier as all they have to do is birth the baby the way females do. Through the painful birthing process. The males experience the same symptoms such as pain but the ritual of Ardegra helps it be just a bit less painful. We usually bleed from our privates for a moment after the baby is born. This is the cleansing effect. It allows the body to cleanse itself of unused blood flow and dirty magic. Dirty magic is when the blood and magic mesh together to help the baby decide its type of magic. I'm not sure how that works exactly but it is how it is done."<br/><br/>He giggled a bit. "We aren't dragons. We just sleep on the bed. We use a bed because our forms aren't made for sleeping on hard surfaces. They tend to be softer and the feminine males and females more delicate." He said. "We eat just about anything. We don't normally eat charcoal or flowers. Meats tend to be ham, turkey, or fish."<br/><br/>He smiled at her then his gaze went to the door. "I need to go to Azrial. He is in immense pain." He hugged Jen. "Talk to you more later." He turned and hobbled from the room. Panting heavily as he made his way towards where the scream had originated from. Stumbling and stopped. Leaning against an archway. He hobbled over to Azrial. Sinking to his legs and whimpered. Unable to truly make it to him. "Azrial..." He said in a plead. Looking up at him. His hand rubbing over the baby which was feeling stressed from its daddy and mommy's anguish. He looked at Azrial. "Azrial...please...come close." He said. Moving to sitting on his butt. Panting hard as the heat in his stomach was painful. Tears trailing down his eyes. "Azrial please don't be sad. I hate it when your sad." He was mood swinging and started crying. "Please Azrial...I want you to be close. When your sad it makes me sad." He whimpered a bit. "I love you Azrial." He said for the first time ever. He had been afraid to say it but now he wasn't. He slumped over and whimpered. He wanted Azrial near as did baby but he was too tired to move any further. He had over done it the past few days. He looked up at Azrial. "Please...I need you close. I need your warmth and cuddling embrace." He pleaded. Tears trailing down his cheeks. "I don't want to feel your heart breaking when it has no reason to be doing so. Things are different Azrial. It isn't like before. I love you being close. I love you showing me I'm important and special."<br/><br/><span style="font-style: italic">Ricardo liked how the flush across the cheeks made Caylen seem even more adorable. He looked at his friend Caylen. The guy he already wanted to be more. "I play the piano and the guitar." He said. Smiling softly. He was a Rova but an unmated one base upon the mark on his chest when you looked at him from the right angle. He watched him pick up the golden created carved button. "A momento of your time here. Guard it well Caylen." He said with a smile. He loved the beautiful voice that Caylen had. He took Caylen's hand and opened the door. Revealing a room decorate in fine golds, bronzes, blacks and reds. The room was lined with various objects much like a dragons hoard. however, there was also many swords, shields, and other shiny weapon objects. He even had a cannon ball that had been decorated by Raylin a long time ago. He looked at Caylen and let him look around. Going over to a treasure chest jewelry box and opened it. Pulling out a beautiful locket and walked over to Caylen. Making sure he was looking at him.<br/><br/>"Will you do me the honor of taking one of my most valuable treasures? Lord Raylin's mother gave me this and I want to give it to you." Surely Caylen would recognize this as a sign of interest. Dragons tended to not give from their hoards as did Drakkens. More so with Drakkens so the fact a half Drakken was offering a piece of his treasure was a clear indication of his level of interest in Caylen. Rubbing the back of his head as he held out the ruby locket encreasted with Six black rainbow diamonds that formed a star. The sixth one the biggest and in the center of the other five.</span>