Capable, Dutiful and Reliable are three new characters. They are the son's of Susannah, and are the people spying on Stavia and the camp. The beliefs of these three men is that while the devil exists in everyone, women especially have the devil. Servitors are viewed as captives, who would have to be killed, unlike the women, who could be tamed. It is odd that since women are so objectified in the Holylands, that being sexually appealing is seen as a bad idea. In order to be a decent woman, a woman would cover themselves and shave their head.
Stavia felt the eyes of the three men, and asks Septemius to give a report on the presence of other people to the south along with the sheep dogs. Stavia chooses not to go south with her exploration, as it would be unsafe without warriors.
Septemius decides it is time to settle in Women's country. Stavia gave him advice on how to become a resident, by staying in the itinerant's quarter for a couple years, and then applying for a residence along with Kostia and Tonia.
The short snippet of the play was a good preface to the chapter following it. Achilles tried to exert his power over Polyxena however as she is dead, Polyxena cannot be controlled by him.
Stavia met up with Chernon, who basically raped her. Despite that encounter, Stavia still seems to forgive him. The relationship between the pair had changed alot, with "a large part of their emotion toward one another was hostility." Stavia only truly gave up her dream of being with the boy Chernon, not the man Chernon, after an argument about pregnancy. Chernon asked for a son, however Stavia pointed out that she got an implant in order to prevent pregnancy. Of course, Chernon gets angry, thinking that it was meant for Stavia's servitor partner, however Stavia points out that women were often raped by bandits. Chernon points out that one of the reasons he agreed to come was to have a son, who was definitely his. Stavia is a strong, knowledgeable woman and points out the flaw in his logic. At this point, Stavia emotionally left Chernon.
Once this happened, Chernon had very little control over Stavia without his emotional hold over her.
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