"There are only women who have not yet met their master, only women not yet in their collar".
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"The Lady Bina," said Statius, "is not a slave.
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She is a free woman and as a free woman must accept the penalties incurred by her crimes, crimes both obvious and grievous.
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Such crimes cannot be ignored, or eradicated, by something as simple as the snapping shut of a close-fitting metal circlet".
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"True," said Lord Grendel.
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It seemed the Lady Bina would collapse, but Statius, a hand in her hair, held her upright.
"There are no true free women," said Cabot.
"There are only women who have not yet met their master, only women not yet in their collar".
"The Lady Bina," said Statius, "is not a slave.
She is a free woman and as a free woman must accept the penalties incurred by her crimes, crimes both obvious and grievous.
Such crimes cannot be ignored, or eradicated, by something as simple as the snapping shut of a close-fitting metal circlet".
"True," said Lord Grendel.
It seemed the Lady Bina would collapse, but Statius, a hand in her hair, held her upright.
- (Kur of Gor, Chapter )