"One, it's an excuse for a party. Two, everybody gets to admire the baby. Three, it's a wonderful opportunity for you to wear that dress in the bar. Four, Seth gets a godfather and godmother ors something like that - most cultures have them, and they're the most trusted of friends and family member, a really great honour. Where I come from, a child had to have a second-father, who would..."

She stops. Erm, at least two instances of 'oops' there. Plus, the sudden thought of Ilsa's baby whom Lochiel killed after having been named second-father, little Owain, just a few days old.

How could we ever do that? Asar-Suti thinks, and there is a sudden melancholy in Ash's face.