The Tropic of Serpents: a Memoir By Lady Trent (A Natural History of Dragons)
“Velloin I must warn my male readers that I am about to address a topic which may be deeply discomfiting to them, taboo as it is for their sex.
When I awoke a few mornings later, I found my bedding stained with traces of blood. I clicked my tongue in annoyance; caught up in our affairs, I had not monitored the days as closely as I should, and my menses have never been the most reliable besides. But this was, I thought, only a minor irritation. I wet a cloth, washed myself clean, changed into a f...resh chemise, and called for a servant.
When she came, I gestured at the stained bedding, washcloth, and chemise, indicating that she should take them away to be laundered. “And I will need rags,” I said—as yet blissfully unaware that in many parts of the world, rags are not employed, but other, less comfortable alternatives.
(Indeed, for those young ladies who wish to follow in my footsteps, I must warn you that this inconvenient fact of our sex is one of the most vexatious aspects of being a lady adventurer.MoreLess
When I awoke a few mornings later, I found my bedding stained with traces of blood. I clicked my tongue in annoyance; caught up in our affairs, I had not monitored the days as closely as I should, and my menses have never been the most reliable besides. But this was, I thought, only a minor irritation. I wet a cloth, washed myself clean, changed into a f...resh chemise, and called for a servant.
When she came, I gestured at the stained bedding, washcloth, and chemise, indicating that she should take them away to be laundered. “And I will need rags,” I said—as yet blissfully unaware that in many parts of the world, rags are not employed, but other, less comfortable alternatives.
(Indeed, for those young ladies who wish to follow in my footsteps, I must warn you that this inconvenient fact of our sex is one of the most vexatious aspects of being a lady adventurer.MoreLess
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