There is one matter yet, my mate, Erin cautions. Your attention is undivided on her. Though our mating has taken, and we shall lay our progeny as I had described, its bearing will not hatch without the knowing watch and attunement of its sires. Both of the kip’s bearers must be present, else they will never hatch.
You ask if that presents any significant danger to your kids – say, for example, if you needed to leave, and the egg won’t hatch unless you’re there, would they eventually, uh, ‘expire’ in the egg if you took too long? There is a risk of overdue hatching causing our kip’s growth to stunt, though otherwise, there is no risk of it perishing within the shell.