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Book 33. (1 results) Rebels of Gor (Individual Quote)

Lord Akio "You do not mind that you are denied weapons?" asked Lord Akio, a daimyo of Lord Yamada. - (Rebels of Gor, Chapter 15, Sentence #1)
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15 1 Lord Akio "You do not View more quotes about mind">mind that you are denied weapons?" asked Lord Akio, a daimyo of Lord Yamada.

Book 33. (7 results) Rebels of Gor (Context Quote)

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14 186 I was silent.
14 187 "Do not be concerned," he said.
14 188 "I have many daughters".
15 1 Lord Akio "You do not mind that you are denied weapons?" asked Lord Akio, a daimyo of Lord Yamada.
15 2 It was my understanding that Lord Yamada's daimyos, despite their own lands and holdings, were expected to attend on the shogun several months of each year.
15 3 In this way they were separated from their own bases of power, and were, in effect, periodic, transitory hostages in the palace.
15 4 If a daimyo failed to respond at any time to a particular summons, or did not choose to honor his shogun with his presence at expected times, he was regarded, de facto, as placing himself in a state of rebellion, the likely consequence of which would be his execution, unpleasantly consummated, the extirpation of his family, the acquisition of his fields, and the appropriation of his holdings.
I was silent. "Do not be concerned," he said. "I have many daughters". Lord Akio "You do not mind that you are denied weapons?" asked Lord Akio, a daimyo of Lord Yamada. It was my understanding that Lord Yamada's daimyos, despite their own lands and holdings, were expected to attend on the shogun several months of each year. In this way they were separated from their own bases of power, and were, in effect, periodic, transitory hostages in the palace. If a daimyo failed to respond at any time to a particular summons, or did not choose to honor his shogun with his presence at expected times, he was regarded, de facto, as placing himself in a state of rebellion, the likely consequence of which would be his execution, unpleasantly consummated, the extirpation of his family, the acquisition of his fields, and the appropriation of his holdings. - (Rebels of Gor)