To the mortified young woman the boy has made a mouthpiece for his impertinence, Rysere says: “Educate the good captain on how much blood every woman of birthing age loses each month, including how frequently she must change loincloths during her menses, then instruct him that I have been reliably informed by trusted healers to expect to bleed for six times as long.”
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Rysere’s Glory (a Resonance Crystal Legacy short story)