We have consent in Ravka, but I suspect it is very different than what you are talking about.
[He keeps his voice light, despite the din of the bar and the rowdy pirates all around them.]
Most consent to who they want to marry, unless they're nobility or royalty. There is consent to where you want to live, unless you're like me or your family needs you for the business. There's consent on to who to tumble- [and a second later, he explains, since too many on the station fail to know just what tumbling is] who you take to your bed. To a stable, or nearest private area.
But we all belong to the crown, to Ravka. And we all fight in her wars at the whim of the tsar.
[Duty.]
A Heartrender is someone who can manipulate the heart- the organ [pointed and petty], the blood flow through a body, and yes, at times, the metaphorical heart.
no subject
[He keeps his voice light, despite the din of the bar and the rowdy pirates all around them.]
Most consent to who they want to marry, unless they're nobility or royalty. There is consent to where you want to live, unless you're like me or your family needs you for the business. There's consent on to who to tumble- [and a second later, he explains, since too many on the station fail to know just what tumbling is] who you take to your bed. To a stable, or nearest private area.
But we all belong to the crown, to Ravka. And we all fight in her wars at the whim of the tsar.
[Duty.]
A Heartrender is someone who can manipulate the heart- the organ [pointed and petty], the blood flow through a body, and yes, at times, the metaphorical heart.