Getting Amra into the room

You head back to the yurt and gather your things. You swaddle Amra and tell her to keep quiet. You then have Mary bind her to your back. With her bundled up you head over to the keep and have the guards lead you to the keep.

You get a few odd looks and one guard comments on how odd it is for centaurs to carry their young on their backs. He is scolded for this by the other guard. "Don't be disrespectful to our guest." The polite guard says. "Besides centaurs are not horses, it is unlikely they can walk from the first hour like horses. When you are built for heavy loads might as well make use of it. Is that right Sir." He asked you.

"It is true that our children can not walk for at least a month." You informed him.

"Da" Amra cooed from her wrapping.

"We are nearly to the room Amra" You informed the baby. When you got to the room you planned on going in and then keeping the door closed until morning. You had wanted some time to get to know Amra and maybe teach her some more words. However, when you stepped into the room, the rude guard spoke again.

"Can I see her? I haven't seen a baby centaur before. I haven't seen a baby that wasn't human before, come to think of it. The elf family that lives in town kept their infant wrapped up until they were quite older. although I am told elves grow fast then live forever." he rattled on.

"I don't think that would be a good idea, she's shy." You replied playing it cool.

"Aww, come on." the rude guard replied.

"Leave it mate, do you want our guest to report us. The lady would surely punish us. If she takes you you'll never be the same again." The polite guard cautioned.

It was at this point Amar wriggled free. "Da hungry." She pleeded.

"Oh my!" gasped the rude guard.

"Sir if your babe was a sphinx why did you say it was a centaur?" the polite guard asked. He clearly didn't know what a manticore or a sphinx looked like, however, looking at her Amar did look a bit like a baby sphinx, her scorpion tail had not fully matured, her mane had not yet grown, her wings were underdeveloped and her fangs were cute little baby teeth.

"I didn't want to seem weird. A centaur looking after another centaur is normal even looking after a human, like my squire is sort of normal. But a Sphinx is a bit odd and causes too many questions for a meeting with a lord." You replied sort off telling the truth as what you said was true just about a manticore.

"Very well Sir." The polite guard replied then **** his colleague out the door as he said "If you or the babe would need anything we will be out her. Just ask." then he closed the door.

While you do this Hwin and Mary go into town to stock up on supplies then lock up the yurt that has been left in the courtyard and retire to their rooms.