Other things to keep safe, he says, like they're suddenly parents. And Shura knows that this is pretty close to having a kid, and that's only mildly terrifying. At least the twins had been old enough to get their own food.

"If this was just a territorial scuffle, it wouldn't be a big deal. But bigger things are going on, and you know it. Leavin' it to someone else--" Would be something she would have tried to do before, when she was just passing time by and doing as she pleased. Now...

"Keeping them safe means keepin' the rest of this place in one piece. That's all this is."