"Well," Adah commented dryly, "I think the existence of these children in general was a bit of a surprise to most of us. That's definitely got to add a nice punch, though..."

Sucking in a breath, Adah told herself to ignore the little gnawing at the edge of her consciousness, that little nibbling of curiosity, but the increased chewing reminded her too much of red ants. The repeated mantra in her head of don't ask, don't ask, don't ask proved itself futile as she just went ahead and blurted, "Who?"