He followed, deep in thought. Claria had seemed... reluctant to agree, not to mention basically saying 'k' after he asked her to be his bonded. He didn't think she was all that ready for anything, much less mating and children. Though, she was straightforward, and e admired her for that, and she hadn't said anything of that sort. So, she was reluctant, but not overly against him. But, it's not like they had any choice. They had to mate, or they would be killed. And though be being bonded and having children were not necessarily linked, Shin thought they should go hand in hand. He didn't like the prospect of impregnating some random woman, then disappearing. He wanted to be there for his children, and he wanted a mother that also did. Which brought him to an earlier comment she had made. Even if they didn't love each other, they would love their children together.
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