"I have been," she countered, even if she thought Inej's insistence was kind. "I know how babies are made and I got careless."

Nina sighed and accepted her tea, grateful to have something to hold. "Good. Because as wonderful as I am, I would rather not be a mother alone, if it's to come to that."

She sipped her tea, still rather deep in thought. "Now I just need to tell Geralt. I suppose there's no sense in delaying it. I already know, and if I try to hide it, he'll sniff out that I'm concealing something sooner or later, even if I'm careful."