and [Queens] don’t lead armies. Most of them don’t, anyways. Back home…no one would dream of it. I hear it’s different in Chandrar and Rhir, but Terandrian nobility don’t let women fight as often as the boys.” “Then what do you do if a battle occurs?” “Nothing. We just sit behind our warriors. But because we’re there, it matters. You see?” “Not at all. Please explain.” Lyonette sat with Pawn at the table and drank from his mug, since he wasn’t thirsty. She slowly began to speak. “There was a story my mother used to tell me, of a [Queen] who was ambushed while her nation was at war. Her
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