[well, she flinches when he says little seed, just a bit. coughs, too - turns her head to spit the crimson petals away from her.]

... Yes. [a pause.] That man is my... was my real father. The last obstacle before I could take this damned thing off.

[her collar, she means.]

He wanted to leave a legacy. His strongest child, the one who devoured the rest of the nest.