-Andre- Reinhard kept his promise that morning. Blanche and I received a formal greeting from him, his army, and his commanders, two females, and one male. It was the first time I encountered females leading vassal houses. This was eye-opening for me. Devil’s Throat did things differently; their army was mixed-gender. Wilhemina explained to us that their limited numbers forced them to accept and later encouraged females to take roles traditionally assigned to males. “Lariette Touil salute His Royal Highness Andre Carvalho!” “Hurley Rezig Touil salute His Royal Highness Andre Carvalho!” “Yassine Atika salute His Royal Highness Andre Carvalho!” They wore the uniforms used so many years ago, but they kept the dignity and posture of army commanders. Wilhemina looked at them with pride

