Wait... I'm confused. =/ I agree with what you said, but that wouldn't just taint Gen's reputation with the rest of the Eddisians, like you pointed out. That would also pretty much ruin Helen's as well, right?.
Correct me if I'm wrong, I have little knowledge of history, but it always seems to me as if there's a double standard when it comes to women and men back then. Like men could do whatever in the world they want, but women must obviously keep their virtue until properly married off. I understand that Eddis is Queen, and perhaps that gives her a bit more freedom than most women, but wouldn't having an affair with a man she's not married to be considered scandalous? Or shameful? I mean, of course, it would be surprising to say the least, but it always makes me wonder why Eddis was so comfortable in breeding a rumour of that degree.
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Date: 4/22/11 11:20 pm (UTC)Correct me if I'm wrong, I have little knowledge of history, but it always seems to me as if there's a double standard when it comes to women and men back then. Like men could do whatever in the world they want, but women must obviously keep their virtue until properly married off. I understand that Eddis is Queen, and perhaps that gives her a bit more freedom than most women, but wouldn't having an affair with a man she's not married to be considered scandalous? Or shameful? I mean, of course, it would be surprising to say the least, but it always makes me wonder why Eddis was so comfortable in breeding a rumour of that degree.