Yeah. There's a potential theory that it's one of those "choices" that isn't really one. E.g. would she have to get pregnant if there were topological changes to her river and it spawned a creek? Which is all well and good, except (1) we already know how that works in theory by way of the prior inadequately-consented baby-river-making; and (2) that's an explanation, not an excuse.

Basically, I think these books have never been great on consent, and continue not to be.