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A question, though: if Fananak caused plague because of cross-continental disease, why didn't that happen when the Skourenes and Bé crossed the ocean earlier? I can think of two reasons: 1. Such severe diseases usually occure as an epidemic. If there are only traders they won't run into an outbreak...

Now that the Krwŋese have conquered parts of the Be, how did the two culutures react to the fact that the other sex is also capable of taking the dominat role?