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And chief among the concerns, as always, is your propriety and behavior as a leader. Worse now than ever apparently, for a very obvious reason.
<span class="mu-b">"People have been whispering... forgive me for saying Sedjet, but you are believed to be with child, your choice of clothing displays it. Are we to expect an heir from you?"</span>
<span class="mu-r">"You noticed did you? Yes, you can expect a little godling to be running about these halls soon enough! In fact, I've been meaning to talk to you about that, with the matter of Hewe I've considered leaving the child in my stead to-"</span>
<span class="mu-b">"-the father. Who is the father... is there a father? I would not presume the physiology of... a goddess, if this is something you are capable of on your own. If there is a father however I... we hope to prevent more trouble than there already is, and pleading you to the responsible outcome."</span>
Ah, there it is, you might have known. The sensibilities of these people, and more than just the nobles this time... it seems there's growing upset among even the commonfolk, as to your status of motherhood. Before when everyone was deluded and lazy from love, who would have cared? Now with sense returning though, old sensibilities come with it, and by the culture of these people there's... problems with your actions, at least as they are perceived by people. In part because it doesn't present a good role model for the people, when your loving presence has encouraged most everyone to marriage and family, so for you to be avoiding it prompts misgivings among the populace. On the other hand though, your status as ruler and goddess makes the situation all the more problematic, because an heir out of wedlock and unspoken for by a father gives rise to doubt. And where there's doubt in a ruler, doubt in legitimacy, there is weakness and uncertainty.
Of course this all seems silly to you, both from your own Menaji cultural view as well as your own elevated stance above mortals and their rules or expectations. But while many things the mortals can tolerate or ignore so long as you provide for them well, this is a matter that touches at their hearts because they personally can relate, in the matter of family and relationship traditions. Not that it would be impossible for you to beguile and charm people into accepting, but it seems there will always be some resentment or hostility under the surface on this matter, if not properly dealt with.
