I would be a drudge now, among the tents, and I would kneel before the warriors, and run from them when they… — Tanith Lee
I would be a drudge now, among the tents, and I would kneel before the warriors, and run from them when they shouted at me. I would be a woman, as women were reckoned in this place, a half-souled, witless animal, created to bear and pleasure men: an afterthought of the god.
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