"And issues other than allergies. Aenar are highly acidic, Elaysians are so full of tannins that - have you ever had an unripe persimmon? It's rather like that, or so I've heard."

"There are ways around it, but they all take time and often equipment I don't have here. I've been angling to try and get better access to something that would allow me to run genetic compatibility studies - there are more than enough mixed-species couples here that might want to have children." At least among the local people there are. "As it stands, there's too much uncertainty for my liking."