The Gate to Womens Country: Chapter 28- 30

Stavia decided to head back, when Chernon lit a fire despite Stavia's order not to. The extremely desperate men from the Holylands ended up finding the pair. Further information about some of the eduaction of Womens Country was revealed when Stavia said that all girls learned to fight. This small tidbit seemed interesting when the warriors view the women as extremely helpless.
The Holylands and there customs and the reason for some of these customs is explained. The men view a woman who is not covered constantly in clothing as indecent. The only time women undress is during bathing. Stavia looked at the customs of the land, and was able to tell that female infanticide had taken place based on the low female to male ratio. Stavia pointed out that polyandry, or the practice of a woman taking on multiple husbands. Stavia was angry at how women were basically objects, which could be owned by "whoever impregnates me, owns me".
Marriage customs are revealed. First, the woman's head was shaved. The Holylanders viewed it as a way to make a woman less desireable, however Stavia saw it as a method in which the men controlled the women. The women were violated and felt shame about their lack of hair. The wife is also brutally beaten before marriage, in order to remind the woman to do well in duty. This is yet another way in which the woman is dominated by the male elder, even after  the years of brainwashing.
Chernon goes from possesive to a violent, controlling animal within this reading. I more or less enjoyed the long romance between the two, however Chernon took a turn for the worse. Chernon manipulates the brothers into letting Chernon remove the implant. Perhaps for his own selfish reason, of obtaining a son.
Not only does this make Stavia pregnant, as it seems when she is the only woman not to have her period for weeks, but also offers an advantage on the sid eof Chastity. Susannah begged Stavia to put it into Chastity, as Chastity would soon be going into marriage and having a couple of years to grow up before having a child would make a large difference. It seems like the only people who actually enjoy the set up of the society are the elders, who prey on large numbers of young women. The girls sre forced to spend their lives bearing children, and the younger men are unmarried for long periods of time without enough women for all of them.
For a second time, long feel is coming of use. Corrig and Joshua were able to detect that Stavia was hurt in the Holylands, and gathered other special servitors in order to retrieve her.
One thing I found interesting, was how the Council already seems to know about the impending rebellion.