Iphigenia smiled brightly at his news and said, "congratulations, that's wonderful, Achilles." Sometimes she thought about having children but there was a problem with that - namely it would require her to actually be involved with a man, which had not yet happened in her long life. Also, she wasn't sure having a child would be fair even if it had a father - Iphigenia would never look any older than she did now. How could any child have a normal life with her as a mother? "Are you excited about it?"