Let's just not. [He doesn't really want to talk about his three dead sons. It's a real conversation killer, and it's not something he wants to bring up when he's already missing Mera too.]

It will be filtered through me, no direct contact. No harm will be done to anyone. [His fingers trace the smooth surface of the shell idly.] Honestly, I'm... curious, what someone else would think about it. An associate of mine was suspicious that the eggs were- traps, plants by the creature, something, and I know my judgement here is a little bit compromised.