Nox showed June the way to his apartment and once again opened the door for her. It was then that she asked him a tricky question. He considered it for a moment, motioning once more for her to go inside. "Because I love her. I know it's a difficult thing to understand, especially if you have not felt that emotion." Nox was fairly sure she had not. She didn't think of mating as an emotional process. June saw it as perfunctory. "I didn't so much pick her as I simply felt there was no one else I wanted. Even though I'd like more of my own children, my love for her is greater."