“Sadly, Benat has a point,” Eustathios said as they walked down the hall that led from the dungeon. “If the king does not decide to disband the knights all together, Lord Benat is likely to be our new leader. And though he is a lord, I have learned to have no love for the man.”

“Did you hear how he called me ‘scarecrow?’” Varlius asked.

“Everyone calls you scarecrow,” Eustathios replied.

“Yes, but the way he said it…” Varlius remarked.



Varlius sighed. “So what can we do about this?”

Rinan remained silent as they walked.

“We can try to prove Sir Zeroun’s innocence.” Eustathios said, “But I fear that the evidence against him is strong.”