Through various machinations, our heroes have ended up as slaves on a sea-going ship, held to no action by a parasite in their stomach that is kept quiet by a daily ration of something called slah that keeps it quiet. So here they are in their hammocks and these guys straight up asked if they could use the kid for sexual purposes. It adds to the verisimilitude of the story, I guess. But it was kind of a bold thing to see in a fantasy issue.

(Heavy Metal issue #207, August 2003 – Page 119 The Fires of Askell #1 – The Wonderous Balm by Arleston and Mourier)