Journey Through Fire
““I had no idea that a cuckoo was in the nest,” the Shogun admitted, looking over to me. He regarded me for a moment and then turned back to Daisuke. “I have tolerated the Lord Steward’s campaigns for power until now, but no more.” His brow furrowed and he brought his hands together, raising his fingertips to his lips as he thought.
“What will you do?” Daisuke asked gently. “We need to know.”
The Shogun looked past Daisuke to his mother, who still sat on the raised platform. I watched her closel...y and noted the way that she gazed back at her son. Her face didn’t change, but I saw her hand move toward her obi sash and for the first time I realized that this woman had a dagger by her side. Her hand came to rest on its hilt, as if ready for action. Was she telling her son something?
“I will call a meeting,” the Shogun decided. His mother’s grip tightened around the dagger. “With the councillors. The heads of the clans will decide with me what should be done. If I’m to take action, I need good advice first.”MoreLess
“What will you do?” Daisuke asked gently. “We need to know.”
The Shogun looked past Daisuke to his mother, who still sat on the raised platform. I watched her closel...y and noted the way that she gazed back at her son. Her face didn’t change, but I saw her hand move toward her obi sash and for the first time I realized that this woman had a dagger by her side. Her hand came to rest on its hilt, as if ready for action. Was she telling her son something?
“I will call a meeting,” the Shogun decided. His mother’s grip tightened around the dagger. “With the councillors. The heads of the clans will decide with me what should be done. If I’m to take action, I need good advice first.”MoreLess
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