Odo hadn't said a word, he couldn't. The amount of six hundred pounds wasn't a lot of coin, it was an inconceivable amount. He looked at the ground at his feet and shook his head in disbelief.

Preceptor Lucius re-entered the room followed by his guards. He was grinning. "I only wish Sir William could see yer face."

"Did Oswald know? Did he know this would happen and did he know the value of the pyxis?" Odo asked.

"I knew him briefly, I ...