He doesn’t watch as his Inquisitors approach the sisters with jangling metal bridles, as thumbs bruise their jaws and force their mouths open, as Juniper curses and spits until she’s silenced by the bit between her teeth.
the bridles are loosely based on historical "scold's bridles," a rare punishment for women who were considered nags and public nuisances.
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