After Ada had come out to her father, he reacted exactly as she feared. However, that didn't stop him from trying to make sure she went through with the arrangement anyway.
"But, Dad-"
"ENOUGH! Just think of how ashamed your mother would be..." Tobias said while walking away with the herd and Hector.
Ada couldn't believe it; her own father would force her to hide her true identity just so his herd could be expanded further. She then lowered her head to the ground; Serafina raised her head up with her own and gently nuzzled her.
"My father did the same thing to me; except, I don't have an arranged marriage; he just doesn't want me to find a female mate; not that it's any of HIS business; or your father's business; we're both grown longnecks with our own lives," Serafina told her.
"You don't understand; I'm the only child my parents were able to raise from a hatchling to adulthood; my mother wasn't able to have any other kids after me; I wasn't the only one in a clutch of eggs; there were four others; but, they didn't survive the egg laying; Dad was certain that I'd like males; but, I prefer females; not that males are gross; but, I'm just not attracted to them," Ada explained.
Serafina soon understood that Ada had a tough choice to make; follow her heart or hide her identity.
"I don't want to leave you; you're the first female in my age group to understand how hard it is to be a lesbian; how did your siblings and mother take it?" Ada wondered.
"They, along with my grandmother were more understanding," Serafina answered.
Ada smiled as she rubbed underneath Serafina's chin. The slightly taller longneck leaned into the nuzzle and rubbed her chin along the back of Ada's neck.
A little while later, both families were gathered together. Even though Ada wasn't interested in males and Kenneth didn't want to go through with the arranged marriage, they still agreed that it was good if they could be friends. However, Tobias thought differently; he was gonna make sure Ada goes through with the arrangement whether she was attracted to males or not.
"Not to worry, Ada; I'm sure this lesbian thing is just a phase," Tobias responded.
"That's a bunch of crap and you know it, buddy boy," Kenneth snapped.
Tobias snarled and got ready to pounce; but, Hector stopped him.
"Fighting won't solve anything; you leave him to me, my father or my father-in-law; or all three of us together could teach him some manners," Hector told him.
Kenneth snarled while standing behind Hector; they could all tell he was furious since he only speaks Sharptooth when he's like that.
"A Sharptooth speaking longneck? Never thought I'd live to see the day," Tobias exclaimed.
In the midst of all the arguing, Kenneth managed to sneak away; in order to calm down, he needed to have some time to himself.
Tobias looked around and saw that Kenneth had left.
"Someone ought to keep that kid under control; has he always been like that?" Tobias demanded.
"Yeah; he's been able to speak Sharptooth since he was very young; the girls haven't really picked up on the language well enough to speak it fluently; I don't know it very well either; just a few phrases; but, he was always a fast learner; he only speaks it when he's furious, as you just saw before he left; other than that, Leaf Eater," Hector explained.
Tobias nodded.
Despite Ada's father being homophobic, she hasn't regretted coming out as a lesbian.