Ed blinks. "How does one 'bring a fortress back to life'?"

At the "pregnant" bit, Ed turns a just a leeetle bit pink; apparently he's something of a prude. (Cut him some slack, he was raised in the equivalent of a 1910's-20's.) After a moment, he smiles and replies, "Moms are amazing. They bring new life into the world without needing to sacrifice anything. No alchemist can do that."

"What did Jor-El say when you told him?"