Queens, huh? A curious start. Maybe that's why she found the title brood father so odd.

"Sometimes, aye - the kingdom we're in now has a queen and king, in fact. Yet, different nations may have different terms for their leaders... my homeland was lead by the church until recent years, though now it's apparently run by a house of elected representatives."

He pauses.

"Does your kind have churches? Gods that you believe in?"