"Not very far along, but I had a suspicion," she responded, before contemplating on the fact that her sister probably didn't know —

Right on cue, Tavie's expression conveyed the confusion Diana had assumed she held. "Well," she said, not expecting to have these two conversations side by side. "Babies are quite fragile, you see," This was all from what the healer had told her. "And as such it's of the utmost importance that a mother be very careful in the beginning of pregnancy."