Anthony watched his daughter die on the spot before his own eyes, and a broken wail wrenched itself from his throat.He seemed to age ten years in an instant, crumpling in on himself, without a shred of strength left to struggle.Gordon closed his eyes, and when he opened them again there was nothing left but indifference.He turned to Leon and bowed in apology. "Don Thorne, it was the Perrone family's failure to keep our own in line that brought about this tragedy. Anthony's crimes are beyond pardon. By the old family law, he will be stripped at once of all property and command of arms, struck from the Perrone line, and imprisoned for life at the quarry deep in the northern mountains, never to set foot outside the pit again.""Would that satisfy you?" he asked humbly.Leon said nothing, only turned his head to me, signaling that the decision was mine.I nodded. "The Perrone family raised me, and I owe them that. Deal with Anthony by the family law."Gordon waved a hand as if a weight
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