"They're probably mostly not married? I don't know."

"I guess it's not impossible that one of them would rather not keep a baby."

"I think this happens a lot though. And there are orphans. In orphanages."

"...what, why."

"Where I grew up people say, 'you have to be able to rely on your neighbors!' and take the kids. But in cities everyone is strangers and hates each other... Or so my Dad said."

"And they hate the kids?"

"I guess? Or there wouldn't be orphanages. It sounds like you think people would fight over orphans."

"- yes! That's how it works on my planet! There's good birth control so kids appear almost exclusively when they've got people eager to raise them and there aren't enough orphans to go around among all the people who can't for whatever reason have their own!"

"Huh. That's probably better than orphanages I guess."

"I would certainly expect so!"

"I don't know if I want any more parents 'cause mine were evil. But I know I probably have to find some. Or an orphanage. Even though I have magic. People won't take me seriously!"

"Amentans wouldn't either, you look two and a two year old doesn't know how to handle themselves independently."

"I did keep getting into trouble..." He frowns.

"What kind of trouble?"