"Remember, in my world, the god or gods, if they exist, have been very hands-off." I reminded her. "No one sees a god, so while the bible and... I think most religions agree... you shouldn't have sex before you're married... er, bound. But at least when I lived there, I think only one in every five females were virgins until they were bound... if I'm remembering the statistics right."

Tavorwen had no words, and when she finally found them all she could do was shake her head. "Your world sounds like a strange and confusing place."

We cuddled for a while, then dressed and emerged. Benavur almost immediately glued herself...