Predator If It Bleeds 51

"Over here," Kaneto called from the edge of a nearby stream.

"There's another."

This body had been there for a few days, and was missing its head, but from his fine clothing and the broken katana lying in the water, he had clearly been a samurai. Motokane knelt next to the corpse and pointed at the emblem embroidered on the sleeve.

"I recognize this from court. This is the personal mon of Hōjō Murashige!"

Hiroto had no idea who that was, but the Hōjō were a family of some importance.

The corpse's identity seemed to
shake the others. "He was a fearsome swordsman," Zensuke whispered.

"The best of us."

"It didn't just take his head. It ripped out his spine."-pg.202 chpt.11