"You're the one who gave birth to her! Janna's lovely."

"Awesome." Janna yawns. Rabka rolls over and puts her on the other breast. "I'mma sleep now, 'kay?"

"Yeah."

She sleeps beside their little tiny Janna.

He goes and bothers Amait for the money to free her immediately before they pierce her ear.

Provided Janna is less than two days old when he frees her she can avoid having her ear pierced at all.

Stupid system. Yep, he can take her over there before that.

Janna stares peacefully at his chin on the way there.

Malare would like to free this baby please.

"Why?" wonders the clerk.

"She's my daughter."

"Lotta slaves are people's daughters."

"Well, I guess those people suck. Or can't afford it, maybe it's mostly 'can't afford it'."

"It's not like the baby's gonna appreciate it, this age, and if you kept it you could sell it if you ever got in a tight spot."

"Her mother'll appreciate it. And I don't want to sell my children into slavery if I get into a tight spot, that seems like an option I'm okay with missing."

"Yeah, all right," shrugs the clerk. He produces forms.

He pays an unreasonable amount of money.

And now he does not own this baby except in the sense of having all parental custodial rights since her mother is a slave.

Well, he tried fixing that too. He takes the baby home.

Cathei has stopped being a teapot in his absence and is ABSOLUTELY ENCHANTED by the baby and pets her and coos.

Awwwwww. How's her mother doing?

Still tired and sore but up for feeding Janna when she wants it.

He will sit and sing to them!

He is so sweet! They make a very picturesque little bunch all bent over Janna together.

Rabka's so pretty. 

"When you're free I want to marry you."