----------------- An eyebrow arched high. “There are a couple ways,” Lexa drawled, amusement visible in her eyes at Clarke’s innocent curiosity --- yet, a part of her wondered what, exactly, had spurred the question, if something more lay beneath the surface. Did Clarke wish to have children, already? While, yes, bearing offspring at such a young age was a rather common thing for her people --- a long life expectancy was far from guaranteed, on the ground --- she hadn’t thought the skaikru followed the same tradition. “Some couples find a benefactor, typically a family member or close friend to either party, to help them --- for two men, a woman that will carry their seed and grow the child, for two women, a man that will implant his seed into one. Others simply adopt a child that has been orphaned ---- there are many in need of homes and families.”