"... Okay, so am I supposed to feel like they're all corrupt, because from everything you're saying, none of these people other than your John and Leah sounds remotely sane."

He sounds disturbed, banking carefully once they reach the campsite. "There were some mortal empires that practised men with a wife and concubines in the past, but that idea's ridiculous these days. If a woman wants multiple husbands, it makes as much sense as a man wanting multiple wives. Is it rude to call all that stupid?"

Sounding grumpier and grumpier, he comes in for a landing, bracing with his legs.