“Does she come from your home lands, this girl?” “Her blood is the blood of summer, my lord, but my daughter was born here in King’s Landing.” His surprise must have shown on his face, for Chataya continued, “My people hold that there is no shame to be found in the pillow house. In the Summer Isles, those who are skilled at giving pleasure are greatly esteemed. Many highborn youths and maidens serve for a few years after their flowerings, to honor the gods.” “What do the gods have to do with it?” “The gods made our bodies as well as our souls, is it not so? They give us voices, so we might
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