Calming. Well, maybe? Yeah, maybe Lillian could help ease some fears. Or make them worse in his mind.

He held her close. "Not like it was something we were planning, Khem. But yeah, I think they should hear it first from us: once word gets out it's probably going to spread fast."

How not? Pregnancies weren't common with shifters since they all knew what the end result would inevitably be, but with Khemrys not being a lycanthrope like the rest of them there would be a lot of curious optimism.