She was going to die, and more than ten thousand people had come to watch.
She was going to die, and more than ten thousand people had come to watch.The rumbling cart carried her into the town square, and the crowd stirred like a huge beast turning toward her. A roar went up, then all was quiet. Necks craned to see her. Men hoisted small children onto their shoulders to make sure they could see her, too.
The rumbling cart carried her into the town square, and the crowd stirred like a huge beast turning toward her. A roar went up, then all was quiet. Necks craned to see her. Men hoisted small children onto their shoulders to make sure they could see her, too.And what did they see? A young woman weeping with terror, supported by two priests. Her head was shaven, and she wore a shapeless dr
