If women had power, what would men be but women who can't bear children? And what would women be but men who can?Hah! went Tenar; and presently, with some cunning, she said, Haven't there been queens? Weren't they women of power?A queen's only a she-king, said Ged.She snorted.I mean, men give her power. They let her use their power. But it isn't hers, is it? It isn't because she's a woman that she's powerful, but despite it.