Odo delayed releasing his cows and sheep from the byre this morning because Charlotte, his betrothed, had insisted the animals would trample the much sought-after St. George's mushrooms that had sprung up during the night. She was determined to harvest them as quickly as possible

Charlotte began picking the delicacies on the lower portion of the large field and systematically worked her way up towards the river and Falls Ende. She heard the voices of the free mason and his son ...