Chapter 84

“As you must understand, in those days of strict mores, desires such as mine were considered sinful, unnatural, and were not tolerated by society.”

“That’s not too far off the mark from what many ignorant people stillthink today.”

“But look how advanced your society has become regarding this issue. At least you are not automatically imprisoned and regularly put to death for such inbred desires. At least you can talk openly about your feelings. What is the phrase that is so popular in this modern world? Coming ‘out of the closet’? To make matters worse for me, I didn’t know about this ‘closet,’ and even if I did, I would have had no choice but to stay locked inside it.”

“What do you mean?” asked Sky.