Chapter 18
Caleb crossed the courtyard in front of Castle Caine, frustrated. With the rising sun, the first of the carriages full of prisoners from Clovington had arrived, and he’d been out immediately to greet them. Mostly aristocrats, though a few of their servants had managed to make their way into the cart, none of them had been particularly cooperative. Even those who’d seemed wise enough to understand the situation and want to help had been unable to.
A few confirmed what he already knew—that Matthew had been held in the tower he and David had already searched. Others said they had heard Philip speak of executing the king before the Arterians arrived, though thankfully none of them had witnessed any evidence that Philip had carried through. For the most part, he’d wasted an hour or
