It was late afternoon when they rode into the small town. They found lodging and decided to visit the Preceptory the following morn.

Odo and Jagger talked. To Charlotte it was bewildering that both men, each from such different backgrounds and upbringing saw the world almost exactly the same. Jagger explained how he was always bullied when a child. Older children, sons and daughters of knights and noblemen saw Jagger purely as a target. As he ...