“It’s important to show interest in what they like!” Liam protested. Which was maybe more relevant to child development than Aeslin mice but uh.

Look.

Somewhere out there was a kid who shared some of Liam’s DNA, who might need him in his life someday. And there were also two other possible children he’d met in years previous that he’d like to make a reality, eventually. So... he’d been reading, yeah. He wasn’t in any particular rush (unless and until it became clear that William needed them, at which point all bets were off), but. It had been on his mind the last couple weeks.