Female virginity is a power. A firesoul inherited. The giving away of that power, therefore, is an exchange of equal parts. Whatever a girl exchanges it for shall be cast as a permanent spell upon her destiny. And his. It is the greatest spell a witch-woman can cast. And she can only do it once. For the male, the firesoul is built. What is inherited is the struggle, the temperament and character necessary to overcome the trials of building it. He is the shell without the core, whilst the female counterpart is the core without the shell. All men are born lost and may never gain. Women have, but with all to lose and little to gain. One requires the other. Each is cursed with the same passion. And cured only by the other's.