Talk:Sypha Belnades (animated series)/@comment-27533697-20180726013352/@comment-23.241.111.149-20190507073805

And to what the other user above said, exactly. Think like a woman! Things were different back then and women were much more frequently raped and abused than we are now. Having women in your caravan was a risk because unsavory, violent folks didn't have any scruples when it came to "scratching an itch" so to speak. Women WERE attacked and we WERE raped if the land was lawless. Even today, women walk quickly down the street to stay away from catcallers and predators. It's self-preservation and that's something the Speakers specialize in, so of course the girls were dressed like boys. "It's safer when we travel."