If she and Dark were to have a child, it would most likely inherit a relatively high purity of dragon blood.
So it was better to tell them in advance.
In any case, they had both reached the age at which they could have children.
Who knew when they might secretly cross that line behind her back, as their mother, and bear the forbidden fruit.
"Come to think of it, it seems humans have pushed the age of adulthood back to sixteen."
"Mm, it used to be fourteen," Dark said.
Hephaestus froze for a moment and blurted out instinctively, "It's fine. Roland and I had a child before we were married too."
Riding Alone for a Thousand Miles
Having a child out of wedlock and becoming pregnant while underage were not the same thing.
Dark had intended to point that out, but then he noticed Senior Pandora sitting across from him. The words that were about to leave his mouth were forcibly swallowed back down.
Thus, the subject came to an end.
The two sides began discussing their respective travel plans.
Dark had, after all, been awake all night, and a trace of fatigue occasionally showed on his face. Pandora noticed it and sped up her eating.
Before long, the three of them had finished breakfast and headed out of the Cafeteria.
"The luggage is already packed. Let's go straight to the Dragon Taming Platform," Pandora said with a smile as they left the Cafeteria.
She was very happy that Dark had come to see her off. Unfortunately, since she was leaving first, she would not be able to see Dark off in return.
But perhaps that was simply how one could not have both fish and bear's paw.
Life was much the same. To gain something, one had to