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Several hundred were in the stands, mostly men of rank, high followers of Lord Yamada's ten daimyos, who had been summoned to the gathering, several with their warriors, Ashigaru, porters, and servants. - (Rebels of Gor, Chapter 24, Sentence #78)

"But one in power must weigh diverse quantities; it is with delicacy that scales are to be balanced; one must proportion right with prudence, truth with utility, appropriate desserts with judicious policy. First, I wished to please Tarl Cabot, tarnsman, as it seemed incumbent on the hospitality of my house to do so, but, too, second, the public execution of a miscreant is likely to have its independent value, as it should be a warning to, and be instructive to, any who might secretly harbor regrettable thoughts". "Of course," said Lord Akio. Several hundred were in the stands, mostly men of rank, high followers of Lord Yamada's ten daimyos, who had been summoned to the gathering, several with their warriors, Ashigaru, porters, and servants. In settled times, a given daimyo, in his turn, will commonly spend half of the year in the palace, subject to the scrutiny of the shogun, and the other half in his own dominion, supervising his lands and retainers. When I had come into the power of Lord Yamada, betrayed into his hands by Lord Temmu, however, Lord Akio was the only daimyo then in attendance at the palace. Some others, I gathered, who might have been in attendance, had been released to their lands to marshal resources and men in anticipation of an impending campaign, and then, there, in their lands, to await the summons of the shogun. - (Rebels of Gor)