Camellia Tea Ceremony<p>For 10 days little happened, the castle's fortifications proving almost impregnable (a fire in one of the towers was quickly extinguished).</p><p>Then, a devious plan was devised.<br>A letter, directed to one of the defenders, was shot by arrow into the castle.</p><p>It warned the defender that unless he helped end the siege his wife and children (now hostage) would be crucified.</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Kyoto" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Kyoto</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/FushimiCastle" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>FushimiCastle</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/%E4%BC%8F%E8%A6%8B" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>伏見</span></a></p>