Ailys watched Kami as well, hoping that the boy wouldn't stumble in the almost-darkness since there were quite a few twigs and branches lying around and not just on the piles. When Kaamil mentioned her own hatchlings, she drew a shaky breath, trying to not let her fears get to her too much.
"Yes...", she finally answered. "At least I hope so. And even then, I wonder...will they, surely being smaller than other hatchlings since they will be Placids, be able to carry any twigs of a size that can be of use? Or...or will they, on the contrary, have so much of my demon blood within them that they will drag branches twice their size behind them, scaring other hatchlings away and ending up with no one to play with, for their strength will be too great?" She sighed. "Even if all goes well and they will be healthy...there will probably be much heartache on their way through life because of their blood. It will be better here, on the islands, where no one hunts those of my blood, but they will still be different." Finally, she shook her head. "Forgive me. I know I'm too much of a pessimist for my own good. Hina would throw something at my head if she would hear me talking like that again." She really felt terrible, burdening her guest with such talk, but since Kaamil was different from normal humans as well, it felt strangely safe to tell him such things - as if he and Kami, too, would understand these things even better than Hina would, even though she barely knew the pair.
Ailys forced her smile back to her face when Kami returned. "Wonderful! Well, we don't really have a campfire spot, so we'll just place you far enough away from our nest that you won't burn it into the ground, but hopefully still near enough that we can talk. Thankfully, there's only little wind, so it should be fine to make a reasonably sized fire."
She led the two boys back to Hina, who was already waiting. "There you are! I was starting to worry! But I guess humans need some more time to fish than we Paragon do, huh?"
"They can't fly", Ailys agreed and then decided to quickly change the topic before Hina got the idea to ask how exactly Kaamil and Kami had fished their food. "Hina, those two are making a fire to cook their catch. Knowing you, you want to watch, right?"
"Oh yes!" Hina beamed and, after Ailys had set down her bundles, traded places with her in the nest. "Can I watch, you two? I'm interested to see how you do it since you obviously can't breathe fire. I'd also like to see how you cook that fish of yours - nice catch, by the way - since Paragon eat fish raw. I've never seen something like that! May I?" She looked back to Ailys. "Is that okay with you, too?"
Ailys laughed, enjoying to see her mate so excited. "Sure is! I'm fine here, go and watch and sit with them! Since I'm not eating any fruits anyway, you can enjoy your meal around the fire, I don't mind." She settled back, glancing at the eggs every now and then with slight worry, but forced herself to rather watch her cheerful mate instead.