"Up until now, there was a cap on such a population due to the fact that the only children who could be born in the Fortress were those whose mothers brought them in unawares, or if by happenstance two people who were both not of Fontaine had relations," Neuvillette says. "In both cases, a rarity. Unfortunately, reproduction for native Fontainians no longer requires a visit to the Fountain of Lucine, and given the culture in the Fortress surrounding such matters..."

For a flicker, he makes a somewhat un-Neuvillette-like face that explains nothing and everything. "Suffice it to say, I've asked Sigewinne to keep me apprised of any such cases, and while she hasn't informed me of any yet, it's only a matter of time. But at the same time, I cannot very well tell the people who have made a home in the Fortress that they can no longer reside there, even if they begin to have children within its walls, and neither can he." It would be quite hypocritical of Wriothesley to kick anyone else out, which is a thing the man as Neuvillette knows him strives to avoid.

"So there may well be a great deal of work put into the development of housing in Fontaine in the near future, even after the restoration of the nation after the flood is complete." And there's the repairs of the Callas line to consider...