It was very bad if the council had resorted to recruiting men. By tradition men were our last line of defence, their physical strength bent towards the single and most important task of protecting our homes and children. This meant the council had decided that our only defence was to defeat the enemy, period. Anything else meant the end of Darre.
N.K. JemisinWe worship Him not because He is the best of our gods, but because He is, or was, the greatest killer among them.
N.K. JemisinIf the first words out of your mouth are to cry 'political correctness!', ... chances are very, very high that you are in fact part of the problem.
N.K. Jemisin