Autumn 1096 SR
“So,” said Belina in the common tongue, “Charlaine tells me you are a Temple Knight as well.”
“Yes,” replied Danica, “I was recruited in Andover. It"s a duchy on the northern coast of the Continent.”
“And what did you do before your induction?”
“My parents were fisherfolk. I spent my youth aboard the small boats that sail northern waters.”
“And what brings you here, to Alantra?”
“That is for Charlaine to explain,” replied Danica.
Aunt Belina turned her attention to her niece, expectantly.
“As I said earlier,” Charlaine began, “we serve as Temple Knights of Saint Agnes. We were in Ilea when raids began, small groups of bandits that would strike from the sea. Eventually, we were able to capture one of their ships.”
“Which led you here,” noted Belina.
“Yes, how did yo
