Because their families receive housing, medical care, and immunity from conscription. Because the alternative—returning to their villages as "used goods" with no skill but silence—is a slower death.
The last Dictator was killed by a married woman with three children. His successor? Afraid of anyone who has known desire. So he built a fortress of virgins. virgin guards the dictator
And virgins, history shows, are very good at keeping secrets. Until they’re not. Because their families receive housing, medical care, and
— Excerpt from “Throne of Glass Hearts,” an upcoming investigation into the world’s last living absolute monarchy. His successor
Every morning, the Captain of the Guard runs a white cotton glove over every doorframe, every window latch, every plate at breakfast. If a single smudge appears, the guard assigned to that sector spends 48 hours in the "Quiet Room"—a padded cell with no light, no sound, and no touch.