Lakshmi Bai pulled Anna aside and whispered, "Are you married?"
"No, not yet."
Anna answered softly, her face red.
"Huh, don't you Europeans get married very young? I wanted to ask you about that."
"Not necessarily. Besides, our doctrine requires us to preserve our chastity before marriage. Usually, it is taught by matrons before the wedding. If you want to know, I can call someone to teach you. And if you want to learn more deeply, I can even send you to the anatomy lab at the university."
Anna began spouting nonsense with a perfectly straight face, frightening Lakshmi Bai so badly that she kept backing away as she asked timidly, "Anatomy?"
"Yes. Cutting people open and observing what is inside."
Lakshmi Bai swallowed and asked, "Can they still be alive?"
"Of course they are dead."
"Um... did they commit terrible crimes?"
"Yes, some of them are condemned criminals. But most are corpses that were bought."
"You even buy corpses?" Lakshmi Bai muttered softly. "Wouldn't it be easier to just dig them up from graves?"
"That would be grave robbing. In the Austrian Empire, that is a serious crime—you would be sentenced to three years of hard labor."
"Oh... then let's not go. That sounds terrifying."
"Jansi, aren't you the bravest?"
Lakshmi Bai's face flushed crimson. She was terrified, yet unwilling to admit defeat.
"If you do not want to go to the medical school but still want a deeper understanding, I can help you find a few men too."
Lakshmi Bai instantly went pale with fright and hurriedly waved her hands.
"I was just asking. I was just asking."
Anna continued with a wicked grin.
"I think my elder brother would be quite suitable. I guarantee he could straighten you right out."
Only then did Lakshmi Bai finally realize