Formed a bond
He carefully set the second lizard back in the box and sat back on his heels. “One thing is clear,” he said gravely. “These little ones have bonded to you, Kathy. You were the first living being they saw when they hatched, and now they see you as their mother.” Kathy opened her mouth to respond, but before she could, the hatchling he held squirmed violently.
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