*Third go at it as I reworked it a few years ago with my skill at the time. Still didn't turn out great in some areas.
The softer paint-overs go well with overlays and textures being laid over. I THINK I noticed this with some pieces online I've seen, but can't be sure, though I do notice what seems like texturing that gives this...not sure the word. Granular? Sedimented?
Ever since coming together, the pair had tried for a child. Only in recent time with those Penumbra that went into Huema society, specifically, those that could only survive as harlots came to discover pregnancy had never become a situation, if at all possible. The likelihood was a grave concern for Rema even though she was an Umbra made thus by Miriam. This never impeded the many, many attempts.