Betrayal

A WEB OF INTRICATE POSSIBILITIES – BUT FAIR PLAY ISNT ONE OF THEM! A new barrel of fine Welsh ale had just been broached. The royal palaces smoky dining hall resounded in cheery voices. To one side of the top table a harpist and a minstrel were struggling to be heard above the commotion caused by two dogs snarling over a bone in the corner. Eating slowly, I leant forward to catch the breathless whisper of a rival knight. “They came in at a run, baying like wolves, four wild-eyed barbarians ready...