As customary, Birney Beekman arose early and walked through the township of Combe Templariorum. No one he'd spoken too had seen the herdsman. He'd hoped a casual walk through town and visiting stables would provide a clue to his whereabouts, after all, how many black stallions could there be. As he approached the Preceptory he witnessed a commotion as a company of Templar Knights departed. He immediately recognized the black stallion, and then the flaxen ...