The Shadow Rising

Sigh For some reason I thought I was signing on for a trilogy, but this is getting long. I'll keep going, to see how the whole thing ends, but I'm afraid I'll have to endure several thousand more mentions of “skirts divided for riding” (Ooo, fancy!), “arms crossed beneath breasts” (can't a woman just cross her arms, already?), and more “Women!—geez!” from the menfolk and “Men!—geez!” from the women. Oh, and more of these episodes:
“Things sure are dangerous— we'd better be really really careful!”
“Right! Careful!”
“I wonder why X is acting so strangely?”
“Eh, probably nothing.”
Oh well, the price I pay for curiosity, I guess.