It's less than most of the courts in the Reaches-- that's the forest our territories are in. Some courts will have a dozen queens and twice as many consorts, and Emerald Twilight has three or four times the Aeriat and Arbora as we do. We had some trouble before we came back home, though, lost a lot and send a few more away.

[He dips a fingers into the frosting and pops it into his mouth to taste. Seems done, too him, and at least it's a uniform color all over now.]

We're breeding again, but it's going to take a while before the new royal clutch is old enough to do more than tumble around the nursery. Doubt we'll ever get up to those numbers, but it'll be nice to have some breathing room, too.