Wombchild

If ever there were retribution for shedding of innocent blood, who shall answer in the earth for this shedding of blood? That of the wombchild. Most innocent of blood.

Some words heard during the pregnancy, including words the mother is listening to carefully, again and again, can inspire a higher level of attention in the wombchild.

Her wombchild Taimi burst into the hall, gasping, his eyes glittering with the heedless excitement of his fifteen years.

My mother, Guyr Thade Tage em Ereb, was impatient, warm-hearted, and impartial, not exerting much control over us three wombchildren, but keeping watch.[…] I treasured it for years and finally shared it with my own wombchild.