[She watched him for a long, hard moment, her piercing eyes surveying him as if they could see through him.

Judging him.

Finally she let out another hard breath and frowned at the floor as she raised her comb back to her hair.]

He already keeps penance. He has a flog that he keeps for just such a purpose. It is not - I am not comfortable, with the idea. It was not a practice we used at my circle, and I do not have enough experience to trust myself with such an endeavour. But I - do not think it is wise, to suggest it to the... current leaders of the Order.