Baptism of Fire (The Witcher, #3)

by Andrzej Sapkowski

“In Nilfgaard,” Cahir said, blushing and lowering his head, “the woman decides. No one has the right to influence her decision. Regis said that Milva is certain she wants the… medicament. Only for that reason, absolutely only for that reason, have I begun—in spite of myself—to think of it as an established fact. And to think about the consequences. But I’m a foreigner, who doesn’t know… I ought not to get involved. I apologise.” “What for?” the troubadour asked, surprised. “Do you think we’re savages, Nilfgaardian? Primitive tribes, obeying some sort of shamanic taboo? It’s obvious that only the woman can make a decision like that. It’s her inalienable right.