Summer 1094 SR
Dinner found Ludwig sitting next to Prior Yannick. The Holy Man was a tall, lanky individual, far from what Ludwig had expected from a member of the Church.
“I hear you’re new to town, Your Grace,” said Ludwig.
“So I am,” the prior replied, “though I have, of course, visited towns of similar size in the past.”
“If you don’t mind my asking, how long have you been a prior?”
“This is my first assignment in that capacity, but I was a Holy Father for a number of years. Did you know my predecessor?”
“Not well,” Ludwig replied, “though I did, of course, attend services regularly. Would you mind answering a question?”
“If I can.”
“Why has the Church seen fit to post a prior to Malburg? Wouldn"t a simple Holy Father have been sufficient?”
The baron spoke up. “Don’t be impert
