"You wouldn't believe what she said to me!" Harald took another turn around the room and decided not to kick anything this time. His soft leather boots were no protection from heavy wood furniture.

"She's upset," Sarandia said. "She believes in her husband."

"She shouldn't," Harald said. "He's an opportunist. The other woman is a piece of work, but I saw that register myself, and a priest wouldn't lie."

"Priests are human too...." Sarandia was interrupted by a ...