Again the strikes were not all that hard, but her screaming got louder and more shrill with each stroke. As the eunuch poured something over the strands of the whip from the bucket the bound woman again began pleading, but the man remained impassive. The eunuch ran to a bag at the front of the platform and returned with what was evidently a small tube of lube. After the whip was thoroughly wetted, the naked officer then stood behind the bound woman and began swinging the whip. After the soldiers set the platform in front of the general, the eunuchs walked the woman up onto the platform and held her upright between the posts with her feet together. She was fully dressed in a loose, flowing, African-style dress. Then the sister paused and stood there breathing heavily. One of the eunuchs forced her left leg as wide as possible before the other eunuch bound it in place with the leather strips. … But the thin strands of the whip cut the skin slightly no matter how lightly you strike.” He beamed triumphantly and added, “…
