Which was apparently a big fat zero.
Yes, because surprisingly, they were not even needed.
Not that they left because of it, but more like they stayed in spite of it.
It was nothing short of miraculous watching a sow give birth to that many piglets. All fifteen of them. Elder Pao Xi even explained that normally, sows manage perfectly well on their own, but there are always a few risks, like accidentally crushing a piglet or running into complications during delivery. That was when people like him stepped in.
At first, Ollie and Jax had been busy making lists of possible names and discussing education plans, determined to spoil the very first litter that would one day help raise the next ones. The excitement was real. But Luca, practical as ever, pointed out that naming them might be difficult considering the likely outcome.
