“Two are better. More, anyway. And besides, Ulf and Lyssa and the God-Egg are responsible for our joy.”
“They are indeed,” Kennon said.
“Then why should you think of leaving the place where they rule? You should stay here. There will be other Lani when I am gone. You will be happy always.”
“Not without you,” Kennon said. “Don’t you understand that I love you?”
“And I you. But I am a Lani. You are a man.”
“You’re as human as I am,” Kennon said abruptly.
“That is what you say,” Copper replied. “I am not so sure. I need more proof than this.” She waved her hand at the ship.
“What proof do you need?”
“The same as the proof you men require. If I should have your child, then I would believe that I was human.”
“I’ve told you a thousand times that the radiation on this ship must have affected Ulf and Lyssa’s germ plasm. Can’t you understand that?”