Akira shook his head. "I don't know exactly," he said in that same flat tone while staring in front of him. "Apparently, the mother kills them immidiately after birth. I wish to believe that my mother couldn't do that. After which it is basically a matter of luck if they survive until adulthood." Akira knew that he left out a lot. It felt wrong to talk about such stuff while the sun was shining upon them.