The shock of what had so nearly happened had set in and her body reacted to it predictably. ‘That was Lord Kumashiro’s son, Ichiro.’ Sakura’s voice echoed round the bath house, even though they were whispering. ‘Heavens! Surely he should have been better supervised then?’ ‘Indeed.’ Sakura turned away. ‘I understand the matter has been dealt with.’ ‘Dealt with? What do you mean?’ ‘The lady in charge of him is to be beheaded. Lady Reiko even asked to do it herself because she was responsible for the entire group of women, but Lord Kumashiro refused to give her permission.’ ‘Beheaded?’ Hannah swallowed hard as bile rose in her throat. ‘Oh, no, surely that is too harsh a punishment?’ And why would a woman want to carry out such a sentence, she wondered. She’d never heard of such a thing. ‘Would you think so if it was your son?’ ‘I don’t know, I suppose not.’ Hannah had to admit that if she had a child she would no doubt protect it fiercely. But could she go so far as to order someone else’s death for negligence?
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