Well, there are other streams through the Groves, too, but... Mm.

[Thinking he might just mean not wanting to be seen in such a condition...

But she can’t say Armless doesn’t mean what it sounds like. Maybe that helps... is it hard to stay aroused when thinking about amputations???]

Ah... yes. During the wars, they usually removed the arms from jinba they couldn’t break to ride so that it would be harder for them to escape or survive without humans. Some jinba kept their arms, though... mostly ones bred in the stables. I guess I would have been like that... but it’s hard to imagine.

My adopted parents weren’t like that, though. ... most humans aren’t like that.

[Just people in power. Lords and vassals hungry for living weapons that would win battles and wars and territories.]