Jasper would have preferred to not have an audience, but she had no choice. She was on full display as she laid her first clutch of eggs. Apparently, it was tradition for the other concubines to watch their harem sisters lay eggs. One egg fell into the laying nest, then a second, and finally, a third. Jasper’s harem sisters rushed forward to congratulate her for laying three eggs at once, when most dragonesses laid one egg, or rarely two.
“Will Argent impregnate me again?” Jasper asked.
“No,” Emerald said firmly. “Not for a while. In fact, he was planning on taking a break from siring hatchlings until he came across you. The nursery is getting rather full. Now, come along. It is time for you to brood your lovely eggs.” Jasper’s harem sisters gathered the eggs and escorted her to the warm room the eggs were kept in. Once Jasper had become pregnant, Argent unchained her, as he thought her instincts would keep her from trying to escape. To Jasper’s frustration, he had been correct. Some part of her was insisting on staying in one spot, and that part was overriding the rest of her.
They arrived at the room. The only eggs present were Jasper’s, as Obsidian’s had hatched not long after Jasper joined the harem. The three eggs were placed in the nest. Following instincts, Jasper curled up around her eggs.
“We will let Argent know everything,” Opal said sweetly. Argent wasn’t allowed in the laying room nor the egg room. Jasper’s harem sisters left. Jasper fell asleep, clutching her unhatched children.