Only men could rise in rank. Women could become nuns but... they were given their own monastery.
[ She might sense him becoming slightly uncomfortable with this talk. The nuns of the Bone Orchard had a very specific task. He doesn't talk about it to people here very much.
Another pause, and he purses his lips, somewhat glad to shift the topic back to the Rifter. ]
There were ways, but - that I probably shouldn't tell you. [ It's technically sacred knowledge. What if the Singularity were to bring Jath'ibaye here? He shakes his head. ]
They used his power, though, to intimidate and destroy their enemies. [ He brushes his fingers over the illustrations one more time, then closes the book. ] The common people rebelled against the church and the nobility. They were tired of decades of tithes and indentured servitude, and priests accusing their women of witchcraft. They ran to the hills and forests to form small armies. This war went on for decades.
[ He pauses again, skipping part of the story that is only known to him. ]
The rebels eventually gained the upperhand. The church is gone now. There's a tentative truce between the nobles and the rebel leaders, or there was right before I arrived here.
[ This he frowns at too. Everything was in a state of disarray when he left. A beat, and he glances at her again and gives her a wry look. ]
Sorry. I didn't mean to make you sit through a full history lesson.
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[ He shrugs, then frowns. ]
Only men could rise in rank. Women could become nuns but... they were given their own monastery.
[ She might sense him becoming slightly uncomfortable with this talk. The nuns of the Bone Orchard had a very specific task. He doesn't talk about it to people here very much.
Another pause, and he purses his lips, somewhat glad to shift the topic back to the Rifter. ]
There were ways, but - that I probably shouldn't tell you. [ It's technically sacred knowledge. What if the Singularity were to bring Jath'ibaye here? He shakes his head. ]
They used his power, though, to intimidate and destroy their enemies. [ He brushes his fingers over the illustrations one more time, then closes the book. ] The common people rebelled against the church and the nobility. They were tired of decades of tithes and indentured servitude, and priests accusing their women of witchcraft. They ran to the hills and forests to form small armies. This war went on for decades.
[ He pauses again, skipping part of the story that is only known to him. ]
The rebels eventually gained the upperhand. The church is gone now. There's a tentative truce between the nobles and the rebel leaders, or there was right before I arrived here.
[ This he frowns at too. Everything was in a state of disarray when he left. A beat, and he glances at her again and gives her a wry look. ]
Sorry. I didn't mean to make you sit through a full history lesson.