Tiawa
(Creeping forward.) So I said, so I said from the beginning. She was taught to be a Chisera, but she was born a woman! (Excitement among the women.)
Chief
Your words are sharp, Chisera.
The Chisera
The fact is sharper. It has eaten through my bosom.
Chief
We meant the best—we judged you companioned by the gods.
The Chisera
Did ever a woman serve them the less because she had dealt with a man? Nay, all the power of woman comes from loving and being loved, and now the bitterest of all my loss is to know that I have never had it.