Erestica opens her eyes when she notices that the breathing has become regular. The evenness of her breathing meant that the 'child' in her arms had fallen asleep.

It wasn't hard to tell, thanks to the dragon's keen senses, but given what she was about to do, she would need to check more closely.

Erestica opened her mouth in a cautious voice and listened.

“Is it a child?”

The mummy was silent. It was still breathing evenly, buried between breasts much larger than its head. Erestica moved her hand to a more daring position and tried again.

“Are you sleeping, …