“ Vita Edwardi Secundi ‘Who is Chapeleys?’ Guido asked. ‘Sir,’ Demontaigu gestured back at the door, ‘I must ask you to return. You too, Mistress Agnes. This concerns me. A man sheltering in my chamber has died. Mathilde, Ingleram Berenger has asked for you to attend.’ Demontaigu didn’t wait for an answer, but spun on his heel. I made my apologies to Guido and Agnes and hurried after him. ‘Bertrand?’ I asked. ‘Ingleram Berenger, he is a physician, the royal coroner.’ ‘Precisely!’ Demontaigu snap...ped. ‘He did not ask for you, but I need you, Mathilde. Come, you’ll see.’ It was a freezing cold evening, a stark contrast to the warm splendour of the Grande Chambre. Once we’d left Burgundy Hall, Demontaigu guided me by the elbow down needle-thin alleyways, across derelict gardens and deserted yards, dark as a devil’s mouth except for the flickering torches of the men-at-arms hurrying before us. In the far distance, on the corner of a building, I glimpsed torchlight and the glitter of armoured men.MoreLessRead More Read Less
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