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| 44 | 102 | View more quotes about indeed">Indeed, it was not clear that Nezumi was in a much better way should she come to the attention of Lord Temmu, as she might then be decollared and cast to the rocks at the foot of the outer parapet of his holding. |
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| 44 | 99 | Sometimes, wild and distraught, frantic, in a sacked, burning city, free women will even disguise themselves as slaves, that they may be spared. |
| 44 | 100 | Their ruse discovered, usually by genuine slaves, they are beaten and cast naked to the feet of masters, to be assessed, and, if found suitable, marked and sold. |
| 44 | 101 | The exception here, of course, was Nezumi, who, if recognized, might have been remanded to Yamada's executioners for the eel death, or worse. |
| 44 | 102 | Indeed, it was not clear that Nezumi was in a much better way should she come to the attention of Lord Temmu, as she might then be decollared and cast to the rocks at the foot of the outer parapet of his holding. |
| 44 | 103 | "You are in the presence of free men," I said. |
| 44 | 104 | Swiftly the slaves, in a rustle and jangle of harness, knelt. |
| 44 | 105 | "Heads down," I said. |