Raven gave the baby a warm empathic hug, then withdrew, leaving her to her rest.

"Well, in that case I shall have to cancel the one I had planned," she said, heaving a put upon sigh.

She gave Karla a warm smile. "It will not be long now, though. And then, should any of your Court decide to bear a child in the future, you will be able to offer them your advice."

Raven was so subtle.