Ehhh...I feel like this is damage control. Isn't "ward" also simply a word for protegé or child?
I'd bet they simply retroactively changed the interpretation of the word so they don't get shit for this.
I think they just changed the wording itself to comply with Patreon, not the interpretation of the word. Either way, I'm pretty sure the original intention was to actually be her daughters.
I feel like I remember them all being called her daughters. But then the incest in that night scene made people go huh, and they went back and clearly drew a line between her natural daughters and her wards. But I can't find any proof of this after a lazy search on the forums so take that as you will.
I believe they were called daughters and her content was planned before the 2018 incest wipe from TiTs due to Patreon crack down. The content was changed to make it okay with Patreon.
Huh, that's a thing? Which one did it, I could swear I had pet her tail
Hime allows you to pet face/head and not tail. Tail because of tradition of saving it for her husband.
Inari allows you to pet tail/head and not face. Face because Inari is about being independent.
That is what I remember, at least.
Correct me if I'm wrong, but isn't it pretty transphobic to remove the option to de-dick/give a vag? What if the NPC in question wanted to be de-dicked or wants to have a vag? Why is slapping dicks on things perfectly fine but not the other way around? I don't know about you, but that sounds counter-intuitive for someone supposedly avoiding wanting to be seen as gay.
I don't think theres any rules against dedicking your own submitted NPC. Writers may have rules for their NPCs though, although I would expect them to write the NPC not wanting to be dedicked.