"I must ask for you to reconsider. She will be a wonderful asset but she has ghosts haunting her from her past, give her more time- maybe a different punishment is to be considered as an alternative?" He asked.
"I do not wish to lessen her punishment, I only wish to strengthen our ranks, my lord." He said. "Give her one more chance, and if she fails us, then we shall have no use left of her."
Yukimura made a noise. "Just rest okay? I'm just glad we didn't lose you." He said, glancing at Akihime, then at Amaya who had sat up in bed and was looking down at her lap in shame.
Jakuzure moved up the path toward the Date estate, leading Sabu on a leash. She pressed the buzzer on the gate and waited for someone to answer, petting the dogs head.