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“prudish culture where women wore entire rolls of fabric on their person, each gender was afraid of seeing the other naked, sex was quiet of all things, and only the men protected their people. ”


i’m so tired of these narratives like were you not on the run? should’ve plot on plans secretively rather than trying to change the whole culture of a ‘passing through’ city

“Boys step out of line as a matter of principle. They’re wilder than girls. They break the rules to test boundaries.”

why must everything is about boys vs girls? did author lives in those eras? or is this whole book is about them?

“If you ever go up against the Mardis, which are all women by the way, this man is the one for the front line.”

yikes that’s embarrassing for you to say 🥴

“Ah yes, a mother. I had one of those, once. She was prettier, though. I don’t need another.”

why is she talking like a raging teenager

“The weaker sex? Interesting philosophy.”

you were already playing heavily on him misjudging you by you acting like the very definition of ‘weaker sex’ GIRL BFFR can we just move one like it’s not that deep

“Shanti could always strip if it came to fighting, not that it would help much in her current state.”

these whole fiasco is such aggravating to read like girl you’re on a mission, you don’t have time for this 🤦🏻‍♀️

“This region is hot, so I need not be completely covered.”

being pale white under the scorching hot sun, is skin cancer not a problem there?

“Her people had never worried about nudity.“

… the one that got group r*ped and massacred?? i’m super confused of the timeline here

“He just couldn’t fight for shit. He didn’t like hurting people and nearly fainted at the sight of blood. But now, when no enemy was in sight, he executed the fighting stance perfectly. Ready for combat.”

so funny these bunch 🤣

“She walked along the lane and threw her mind wide, touching everything in range. She clutched foreign minds in a death grip before blasting them with a shot of power. New screams wrenched the night. All male. Beastly, horrific, terrible screams that were filled with pain so acute that death was welcomed.”

this would be useful